ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226375
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| Date: | Sunday 12 May 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | Special Duties Flt RAF |
| Registration: | P4834 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk |
| RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk |
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IF P4834, Special Duties Flight, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on landing at RAF Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk.
The official Air Ministry on the accident (File AIR 81/259) described the accident as "Blenheim P4834 in air operations near the coast of The Netherlands, officers wounded by enemy fire and aircraft caught fire on landing, 12 May 1940. Aircraftman 1st Class A W Newton and Flight Lieutenant C D S Smith injured"
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft P1000-P9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 26)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/259: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14142084
3. http://www.konflikty.pl/historia/druga-wojna-swiatowa/bristol-blenheim-pierwszy-nalot-raf-niemcy/
4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 50/498: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1913027
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2019 21:11 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 21-Jun-2019 17:55 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Jul-2023 11:29 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator]] |
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