ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226530
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 October 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 55 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L8673 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Ismailia, 4 km WNW of Ismailia -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ismalia, Egypt |
| RAF Ismailia, Egypt | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Bristol Blenheim Mk.1 L8673, 55 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 18/10/1939 when overshot in an attempted landing at Ismailia, Egypt. Aircraft abandoned and not repaired. According to the official Air Ministry File on the accident (File AIR 811/1599): Blenheim L8673, 55 Squadron; aircraft accident, 18 October 1939; Pilot Officer R H Nicolson injured".
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1978 p 58)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/1599: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16359630
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2019 20:13 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Jun-2019 05:48 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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