ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68443
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 June 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 30 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7102 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Habbaniya, Al-Anbar Province. -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Habbaniya, Al-Anbar Province, Iraq |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Blenheim K7102: Written off (destroyed) 29/06/1938
38 when engine failed after take-off, aircraft stalled & dived into the ground at RAF Habbaniya, Al-Anbar Province, Iraq.
Crew:
P/O Charles Alexander STEPHEN (pilot) RAF: killed
AC1 Harold DAVIES (WOp/AG) RAF: killed
According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (July 7 1938 page 21 - see link #6):
FLYING ACCIDENTS
P/O Charles Alexander Stephen and Aircraftman 1st Class Harold Davies lost their lives in an accident which occurred at Habbaniya on June 29 to an aircraft of No. 30 (Bomber) Sqn., Habbaniya, Iraq. P/O Stephen was the pilot and Aircraftman Davies was the other member of the crew."
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Accf1939.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/08613.php
4. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205079459
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?314-RAF-officer-deaths-1-1-29-3-9-39
6. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1938/1938%20-%201967.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2009 11:23 | JINX | Added |
| 15-Dec-2014 10:32 | INV | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Mar-2018 19:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2018 19:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2018 06:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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