ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227898
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 January 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 104 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L8873 |
| MSN: | EP-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire |
| RAF Bicester |
Bristol Blenheim L8873/L: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 10 January 1940, when wrecked in a forced landing at RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire. The crew of two were injured. According to the official Air Ministry file into the incident (File AIR 81/495): "Sergeant D N Wittaker and Sergeant J Friendly: injured as a result of an accident on board Blenheim L8873, Bicester, England, 10 January 1940"
104 Squadron reformed at Abingdon on 7 January 1936 when 'C' Flight of No 40 Squadron was raised to squadron status, although it was attached to No 40 until July of that year. Equipped with Hinds, it moved to Hucknall in August 1936 and Bassingbourn in May 1938, where it re-equipped with Blenheim Is. However, the outbreak of war did not see the squadron becoming operational, instead it was designated a Group Pool squadron and was involved in training crews for the other squadrons in the group. This came to an end on 8 April 1940, when it was absorbed into No 13 Operational Training Unit.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 60)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/495: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502197
3. https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/458759-104-squadron-blenheim-loss.html
4. http://www.epibreren.com/ww2/raf/104_squadron.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2019 23:43 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 05-Aug-2019 06:34 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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