ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305642
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Date: | Saturday 7 November 1942 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Blenheim Mk IVF |
Owner/operator: | 54 OTU RAF |
Registration: | L8720 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Nisbet House, 2 miles south of Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Charterhall, Berwickshire |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Blenheim L8720: Took off for a Night Training flight. 07/11/1942.
During flight out of fuel at night and emergency belly landed.
Crashed in forced landing hit tree at Nisbet House, 2 miles south of Duns, Berwickshire.
Crew:
F/Lt (45275) William Alfred Maurice BIRT AFC (Pilot) RAF - killed
F/Sgt (1377803) Charles STRADLING (Obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.Blenheim production list
2.AIR81/19872
3.CWGC
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