Accident Bristol Blenheim Mk I L8661,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192735
 
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Date:Sunday 11 January 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic BLEN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Blenheim Mk I
Owner/operator:51 OTU RAF
Registration: L8661
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Staughton Moor, Great Staughton, near St.Neots, Huntingdonshire. -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Blenheim L8661: Took off for Day training flight. 11/01/1942
Crashed in a forced landing at Staughton Moor, Great Staughton, near St.Neots, Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire), after his port engine cut out and he failed to fly on the remaining one.
Crew:
Sgt (1262353) Frederick John BLENKINSOPP (pilot) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?4630-420111
3. CWGC
5. http://www.maplandia.com/united-kingdom/england/east-anglia/cambridgeshire-county/great-staughton/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Jan-2017 09:20 Laurent Rizzotti Added
24-Jun-2019 21:19 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
24-Jun-2019 21:20 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source]
26-Jun-2019 10:21 stehlik49 Updated [Operator]

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