Incident Bristol Blenheim Mk I L1156,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158310
 
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Date:Monday 24 July 1939
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic BLEN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Blenheim Mk I
Owner/operator:110 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF
Registration: L1156
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Debden, Essex, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Wattisham, Suffolk
Destination airport:RAF Debden, Essex
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Blenheim L1156: Written off (destroyed( 24/07/1939 when engine failed on landing at RAF Debden, Essex. Aircraft overshot landing and flew into a wood.

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. http://aircrewremembered.com/blenheim-test.html
3. 110 Squadron ORB at http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2503496

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Aug-2013 03:18 JINX Added
21-Aug-2013 18:52 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location]
21-Aug-2013 21:23 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location]
07-Feb-2014 17:48 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Destination airport]
29-Apr-2014 07:01 Nepa Updated [Operator]
20-Jan-2016 22:07 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
21-Jan-2016 17:32 Django Updated [Operator]
22-Jan-2016 05:22 JINX Updated [Operator]
22-Jan-2016 20:13 Django Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source]
30-Mar-2018 19:23 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Sep-2018 09:14 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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