ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161894
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| Date: | Sunday 14 April 1940 |
| Time: | 14:20 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 17 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L1264 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire |
| RAF Upwood |
Blenheim L1264: Took off for Training flight. 14/04/1940
DBR after landing safely at 14:20, when the undercarriage was raised in mistake for the flaps. No one was hurt and, subsequently, the airframe was salvaged for instructional purposes. S/Ldr Chester had accumulated 3,070 flying hours, 235 of these being on Blenheims. Tragically, within three months of this accident he was killed while flying with 82 Sqdn.
Crew:
S/Ldr (28214) Hurll Fontayne CHESTER (pilot) RAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.rafupwood.co.uk/17otulosses.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2013 19:30 | Nepa | Added |
| 07-Dec-2013 07:04 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2014 19:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
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