ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14814
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| Date: | Monday 29 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 12 PAFU RAF |
| Registration: | L1437 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stroxton, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 29 March 1943 the pilot of the Blenheim I L1437 of 12 (P)AFU RAF, Sgt Anthony Lorenz RAAF, lost control on attempted overshoot, dived into the ground at Stroxton, Lincolnshire. Lorenz, who was flying solo, was killed in the crash.
Sources:
"The Bristol Blenheim: A Complete History", by Graham Warner, ISBN 0-85979-101-7, page 613
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=L1437
https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=1072579&isAv=N
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroxton
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=52.869875&lon=-0.655110&z=12&m=w
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2008 09:59 | JINX | Added |
| 15-Dec-2014 20:20 | Ivan Lother | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 09-Nov-2022 07:22 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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