ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158164
Last updated: 26 October 2021
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| Date: | 03-JAN-1941 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FPP ATA |
| Registration: | L1100 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF White Waltham, Berkshire |
Blenheim L1100 Stalled on take-off & hit hangar. 3.1.1941
Engine run up satisfactorily but pilot took very short run for take off aircraft sank back to ground before becoming properly airborne. This considered to be main cause of accident. Effect was aggravated by loss of power due to engine throttles creeping back as friction adjusting nut had not been tightened up.
Crew:
Capt. (M0030) Carill Stanley NAPIER (pilot) ATA - badly injured (death 29.4.1941)
Sources:
Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
Blenheim WCAC.509
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2013 07:04 | JINX | Added |
| 15-Dec-2014 17:47 | Jixon | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 19-Nov-2018 20:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Mar-2020 09:49 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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