ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2651
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| Date: | Thursday 4 April 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 62 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1131 |
| MSN: | 8414 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 83 miles West of Penang -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tengah, Singapore |
Bristol Blenheim Mk.I L1131: Ditched in sea 83 miles West of Penang, Malaysia, after engine failed. According to the official Air Ministry file on the incident (File AIR 81/1972): "Aircraft accident, Penang, Malaya, Blenheim L1131, 62 Squadron, 4 April 1940. Flying Officer C H Boxall, Sergeant L Podger, Leading Aircraftman W W Martin missing".
Crew:
Flying Officer C. H Boxall (pilot) RAF OK.
Sgt L. Podger (observer) RAF OK.
LAC W W Martin (Wireless Op./Air Gunnner) RAF OK.
Although the official file posted all three crew members as "missing", all three were rescued
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) file AIR 81/1972: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16471238
3, https://forum.keypublishing.com/forum/historic-aviation/15242-blenheim-identities-history?p=370820#post370820
Media:
Three Blenheim Mk.Is of 62 Sqaudron: L1131, L1108'"W" and L1113/"Z"
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2008 21:49 | JINX | Added |
| 17-Jun-2013 17:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2013 17:45 | Nepa | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Jul-2013 15:34 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 15-Dec-2014 14:34 | Jixon | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 16:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-Jul-2019 02:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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