ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161895
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| Date: | Friday 10 May 1940 |
| Time: | 22:40 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 17 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L4889 |
| MSN: | AY-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Green Dyke, near RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire |
| RAF Upwood |
Blenheim L4889: Took off for Night Training flight. 10/05/1940
Crashed at Green Dyke, near Upwood, whilst on a night flight. On return to base, stalled and came down at 22:40hrs at a spot known locally as Green Dyke. Until recently Pilot Officer McFarland, a New Zealander, had been head prefect at Nelson College.
Crew:
P/O (42413) Grenville James McFARLAND (pilot) RAF - killed;
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 31)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File Air 81/227
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2949764/mcfarland,-grenville-james/
4. http://www.rafupwood.co.uk/17otulosses.html
5. https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C29362
6. https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/grenville-james-mcfarland
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2013 19:42 | Nepa | Added |
| 07-Dec-2013 07:05 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2014 17:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 17-Jun-2019 20:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2019 06:51 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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