ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237459
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| Date: | Friday 28 June 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim mk1/IV |
| Owner/operator: | 13 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L9212 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bosherston Pembrokeshire, West Wales -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bicester |
| Nav' Ex. |
This aircraft was completed as a mark 1 and then converted to mark 4.
It was on a day time cross country navigation exercise when it suffered an engine failure.
It appears that a forced landing was attempted, unfortunately it hit a hidden field boundary, which in this area of Wales consisted of stone wall covered in soil with a rough height of four to five feet.
After hitting the boundary hedge, the Blenheim spun and broke up, killing the pilot and Observer, the Wop/Ag suffered multiple injuries but survived. A local farmer had the port cockpit window mistakenly believing it to be a part of a crashed Spitfire that occurred nearby.
Crew:
Sgt Terence George Jackson Pascoe, 25yo 526360 RAF, Pilot. Killed
Buried at Pembroke Dock (Llanion) cemetery, Section T (non-conformist). Grave 194.
Sgt Noel Raymond Allenby Hawthorne, 23yo 745962 RAFVR, Observer. Killed
Buried at Pembroke dock (Llanion) cemetery, section T (non-conformist). Grave 193.
Sgt J. W. Willis-Richards, RAF, Wop/Ag. Injured.
Additionally Sgt Pascoe was of South African birth.
Sources:
CWGC. Commonwealth War Graves Commission (Search for war dead).
Castlemartin......a chuckle and a cackle. (Local historical book).
RAF Commands. Com
Public domain images (Google).
Images:
Extract from 'Castlemartin.......a chuckle and a cackle.'
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2020 10:59 | Davies 62 | Added |
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