ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305846
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| Date: | Saturday 24 February 1940 |
| Time: | 21:35 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 229 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L6742 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Toynton St Peter, The East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Digby, Lincolnshire |
Blenheim L6742: Took off at 21:00 hrs for a S/L co-operation exercise /Training flight. 24/02/1940.
Whilst undertaking a night time searchlight co-operation exercise, the pilot was dazzled by searchlights, lost control, crashed Toynton St Peter at 21:35 hrs. The aircraft had been flying lower than it should have been for searchlight co-operation and the crew did not give recognition signals.
Crew:
P/O (41853) Peter Francis Napier LOMAX (Pilot) RAF - killed
Lt. (68772) Jack Greville WINKS (pass.) Royal Engineers - killed
LAC (747780) George Arthur CARTER (AG) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1 ORB 229 Sqdn RAF
2.AIR81/1846
3.CWGC
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