ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14852
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 March 1940 |
| Time: | 04:00 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 211 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1486 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | LG.105 RAF El Daba, 4.6 km south-southeast of the village El Daba. -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF EL Alamein airfield |
| LG.105 RAF El Daba |
Blenheim L1486: Took off for a Night Local Training flight. 13/03/1940
The crew departed El Alamein Airport on a night bombing exercise. On final approach, the pilot failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane impacted the ground and crashed short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members were seriously injured. They were both injured and were removed to the 2/5th General Hospital, Alexandria by a Valentia
Crew:
P/O ( 40464) Claude Peter Reeves COLLIER (pilot) RAF - injured
LAC (526462) Charles Ernest Ellen THOMAS (WOp/AG) RAF - injured
Sources:
1.Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2.http://www.211squadron.org/bristol_blenheim_i.html
3.ORB 211 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2008 23:02 | JINX | Added |
| 21-Jan-2012 07:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2013 15:33 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2014 19:42 | Pepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 26-Sep-2018 10:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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