ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2677
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| Date: | Monday 7 November 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1160 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 2 miles off Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Linolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Blenheim L1160: Abandoned on fire 07/11/1938 and crashed onto mud flats, Holbeach Marsh, off Holbeach, Lincolnshire.
Crew:
P/O (39352) Arthur Dennis STEELE-PERKINS (pilot) RAF injured.
Cpl John William Beverley BENTLEY (Obs. ) RAF killed.
AC1 Alfred Charles LAURENS (WOp/AG) RAF killed (drowned).
According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (17/11/38 page 457, see link #6):
"Flying Accident:
THE Air Ministry regrets the following accident: Cpl. John William Beverley Bentley and A/C.1 Alfred Charles Laurens lost their lives in an accident which occurred near Holbeach on November 7 to an aircraft of No. 61 (Bomber) Squadron, Hemswell, Lincs. The pilot, P/O Arthur Dennis Steele-Perkins, escaped uninjured."
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. http://aircrewremembered.com/blenheim-test.html
4. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1930s-incident-logs#1938
5. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6576849
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 09:24 | JINX | Added |
| 16-Feb-2012 01:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2013 20:22 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2013 03:21 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2014 10:48 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2018 16:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2018 16:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2018 06:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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