ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226538
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| Date: | Saturday 11 November 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | A&AEE RAF |
| Registration: | L8862 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Petersfield, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Boscombe Down, Wiltshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Bristol Blenheim L8862, A&AEE Boscombe Down: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 11/11/1939 when wrecked in a forced landing near Petersfield, Hampshire. According to the official Air Ministry File on this accident (Air 81/1649 - see link #2): "Blenheim L8662, Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) Aircraft accident, 11 November 1939; Flight Lieutenant C W K Nicholls, Squadron Leader A E Groom injured"
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J .Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 58)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/1649: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16359688
3. THE SECRET YEARS Flight Testing at Boscombe Down 1939-1945 by Tim Mason
4. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2019 21:33 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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