Incident Bristol Blenheim Mk I L1268,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244623
 
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Date:Sunday 7 January 1940
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic BLEN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Blenheim Mk I
Owner/operator:108 Sqn RAF
Registration: L1268
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, South East England. -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Blenheim L1268: Took off for Training flight. 07/01/1940
The plane forced landed due to bad weather near Aylesbury.
Crew:
Sgt (740538) Richard EYTON-WILLIAMS (pilot) RAF: injured
Sgt (741372) Christopher Ronald FROST DFM (obs.) RAF: injured
AC.1 J ALISON (WOp/AG) RAF: injured

Sources:

1.ORB 108 Sqdn RAF
2.AIR81/1776
3.Henk Welting's Database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Nov-2020 20:22 Peter Clarke Added
03-Nov-2020 22:56 Peter Clarke Updated [Narrative]
22-Jun-2022 22:35 Nepa Updated [Time, Operator, Operator]
22-Jul-2022 08:47 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
22-Jul-2022 08:49 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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