ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202242
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T1828 |
| MSN: | GB-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thrapston 8 miles east of Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horsham St.Faith, Norfolk |
Blenheim T1828: Took off for a Training flight. 01/04/1942
Blenheim T1824 collided with Beaufighter R2056 (25 Sqdn) just below cloud base at 3,000ft. Both aircraft crashed at Thrapston 8 miles east of Kettering.
Crew Blenheim T1828
Sgt (Aus.400498) Peter Harrison SWAN (pilot) RAAF: Baled out /Injured
Sgt (921394) George Yorke LARMOUR (obs) RAFVR: killed
Crew Beaufighter R2056 RAF Ballyhalbert
Sgt (655052) Dennis Frederick Austen WELSH (pilot) RAF: OK
Sources:
1.AIR81/13084
2.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
3.ORB 25 Sqdn RAF
4. Blenheim production list
5.CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 June 1941 | V6319 | 105 Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea off Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 19 July 1941 | Z7439 | 105 Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea off Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2017 13:03 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 27-Nov-2017 13:04 | Red Dragon | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Nov-2017 16:35 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Dec-2017 19:38 | XindelX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Damage] |
| 28-Sep-2018 17:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Oct-2019 09:32 | ALAN MACKAY | Updated [Registration] |
| 12-Jul-2020 22:49 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-May-2021 10:13 | MiG17 | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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