ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 16309
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 June 1942 |
| Time: | 20:15 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 17 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L4838 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire |
Blenheim L4838: Tookoff for Night solo training flight. 17/06/1942
At 20:15 hrs. was running up his engines prior to taking off from Upwood for a night exercise when the Blenheim burst into flames.
Crew:
Sgt D.A.S. TOMKINS (pilot) RAFVR- OK
Sources:
1.http://www.rafupwood.co.uk/17otulosses.html
2.Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999
3.Bomber Command OTU Losses 1942
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2008 01:54 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Nov-2013 18:51 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2018 19:38 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2018 16:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
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