ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68380
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 August 1943 |
| Time: | 01:35 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 12 PAFU RAF |
| Registration: | K7050 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Buttesford, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
While on training flight crashes and burns out completely whilst attempting to land at a Q-site after losing sight of flare path for intended airfield.
Crew:The crew of three is killed
Pilot only known.
P/O (151948) Sigfred Johannes Christophersen (pilot) RAFVR (ex-Danish AF) killed, aged 29
(Aircraft previously damaged when undercarriage was retracted on ground on first day with 90 Squadron; repaired on site and passed to other units in June 1940)
Sources:
Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
The Bristol Blenheim (Warner)
http://www.danishww2pilots.dk
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2009 11:31 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Oct-2009 11:54 | JINX | Updated |
| 16-Dec-2014 14:34 | Yetynka | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2016 11:32 | MrBean1941 | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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