ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14728
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| Date: | Sunday 1 March 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 60 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L1324 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF East Fortune, East Lothian, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Fortune |
On 1 March 1942 the Blenheim I L1324 of 60 OTU RAF was wrecked when it crashed after an engine cut on take-off from East Fortune airfield. Sgt R. Tidy, the solo pilot, was injured.
Sources:
"The Bristol Blenheim: A Complete History", by Graham Warner. ISBN 0-85979-101-7
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_East_Fortune
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=55.995000&lon=-2.713889&z=13
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2008 19:29 | JINX | Added |
| 02-Feb-2012 08:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 15-Aug-2013 05:52 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 11-Nov-2014 20:32 | Tu160 Blackjack | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 02-Mar-2018 09:22 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2020 10:26 | Iwosh | Updated [Location, Nature, Operator] |
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