ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226536
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| Date: | Friday 3 November 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Wyton SF RAF |
| Registration: | K7061 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Bristol Blenheim Mk.1 K7061, RAF Wyton Station Flight: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 3/11/1939 when collided with Blenheim N6144 on the ground whilst taxiing, RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire. According to the official Air Ministry file on the accident (File AIR 81/1625: "Blenheim K7061, Station Training Squadron; aircraft accident, 3 November 1939. Squadron Leader E A Springall injured"
Blenheim N6144 of 114 Squadron was taking off from RAF Wyton when it collided with taxiing Blenheim K7061 of the Station Flight. Both aircraft were written off.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 p 57)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/1625: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16359613
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2019 20:48 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Dec-2019 11:49 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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