Mid-air collision Accident Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L4883,
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Date:Tuesday 8 October 1940
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic BLEN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Blenheim Mk IV
Owner/operator:13 OTU RAF
Registration: L4883
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:? -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF ????
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Blenheim L4883: Crashed after collision with L6783.
These four airmen were crew of Blenheim IV - L4883 - 13 OTU.
BRETT, Walter James - Sgt (971032) RAFVR: killed
Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery, Lancashire.
CHAMBERS, Sydney - Sgt (759176) RAFVR: killed
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (All Saints) Cemetery, Northumberland.
COUTTS - WOOD DFC, Stewart Farquharson - F/Lt (37794) RAF: killed
Nottingham Crematorium, Nottinghamshire.
WORDSWORTH, Dennis Wilfred - Sgt (754549) RAFVR: killed
Sheffield (Crookes) Cemetery, Yorkshire.

Sources:

Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Mar-2008 13:38 JINX Added
27-Jan-2012 13:41 nemcupavel@ Updated [Operator, Country, Phase, Source]
23-Aug-2013 17:57 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source]
14-Sep-2014 09:21 Jixon Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]

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