ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162263
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| Date: | Saturday 24 May 1941 |
| Time: | 13:10 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 17 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | Z5948 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Blenheim Z5948: Took off for Training flight. 24/05/1941
While completing a local training flight, the pilot mistakenly landed downwind, causing the airplane to overshoot and to crash past the runway end.
Overshoot landing and crashed at 13:10 hrs beyond the runway at RAF Wyton.
Crew:
P/O (62316) Philip Bernard ASHBY (pilot) RAF - OK
P/O (62018) Gilbert Frank LOWES (???) RAF - injured
P/O (43581) George Henry SEELEY (???) RAF - OK
Sources:
1.http://www.rafupwood.co.uk/17otulosses.html
2.ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2013 08:24 | Nepa | Added |
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