ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347253
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| Date: | Thursday 20 June 1940 |
| Time: | 01:00? |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 29 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1330 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Detling, 3 miles southeast of Saffron Walden, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Debden, Essex |
| RAF Debden | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Blenheim L1330 : Took off at 23:30 hrs for defensive patrol. 19/06/1940
During an operation against German aircraft, after taking off at 23:30 hrs, the wireless failed and in heavy cloud lost his way. coming below the cloud base circa 2,000ft, a flare path was seen and a landing atempted. Turned out the flare path was for a dummy airfield near to Detling. Aircraft crashed on a fence across the dummy flare path. 20/06/1940
Crew :
P/O Rhodes and Sgt Allen - not injured
Sources:
National Archives Kew Squadron ORB record fo events doc AIR27/341/14 page 6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Oct-2023 15:01 | Redwine163 | Added |
| 28-Oct-2023 12:50 | Nepa | Updated |
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