ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14880
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| Date: | Monday 12 June 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 113 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1527 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Heliopolis, Almaza, Cairo -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Heliopolis, Almaza, Cairo, Egypt | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 02/10/1939 Blenheim Mk.1 L8442 was wrecked at RAF Heliopolis, Almaza, Cairo, Egypt. The Squadron trashed it's first new Blenheim, L1527 when the undercarriage failed to lock and it collapsed on landing at Heliopolis.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain. 1978 p 10)
2. http://113squadron.com/id21.htm
3.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Feb-2008 10:57 | JINX | Added |
| 25-Sep-2011 04:31 | Anon. | Updated [Country] |
| 26-Jun-2013 18:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 22-Jul-2013 20:19 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 27-Nov-2014 15:07 | Gerrard | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2018 06:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Jun-2019 19:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2020 18:52 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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