ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305647
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| Date: | Monday 5 October 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IVF |
| Owner/operator: | 54 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L8613 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North sea off Scottish Coast, Berwickshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Charterhall, Berwickshire |
| RAF Charterhall |
Blenheim L8613: Took off for a Training flight. 05/10/1942.
Mid air collision with Blenheim L6788 during non operational training flight.
Blenheim L8613 took off on a non-operational training flight together with Blenheim L6788 to carry out camera gun astern attacks with L8613 being the target aircraft. In making an attack at 1,000 feet L6788 overshot the target aircraft and its starboard airscrew stuck the underside fuselage of L8613 causing the tail unit to tear away. Sgt Masters baled out and landed in the sea and was reported missing believed drowned. Sgt Gracey was killed in the subsequent crash of the aircraft. The Royal Observer Corps reported the approximate position of the bale out parachute and aircraft were diverted to the scene of the accident as well as a lifeboat from Dunbar.
Crew:
Sgt (Aus.411931) John Ross MASTERS (pilot) RAAF - killed
Sgt (1544964) James GRACEY (Radio/Obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.Blenheim production list
2.ORB 54 OTU RAF
3.AIR81/18618
4.CWGC
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