ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68387
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 June 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 90 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7053 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brown Clee Hill, Lyth Bank, Stanton Long, Shropshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Bristol Blenheim Mk.I K7053 of 90 Squadron, RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire: Destroyed 30/6/37 when dived out of cloud on navigation exercise & failed to recover, flew into high ground & exploded. Aircraft came down at Brown Clee Hill, Lyth Bank, Stanton Long, Shropshire. All three crew killed:
Crew:
Sgt Edward Moorhouse (pilot) RAF - killed
AC1 Sydney Herbert William Coomber (pass.)RAF - killed
AC2 Alfred George Martin (pass.) RAF - killed
K7053 was 90 Squadron's dual-control training aircraft. According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (July 8, 1937 page 57 - see link #7):
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
The Air Ministry regrets to announce that Sgt. Edward Moorhouse, A/C.1 Sydney Herbert William Coomber, and A/C.2 Alfred George Martin lost their lives in an accident which occurred near Bridgnorth, Salop, on June 30 to an aircraft of No. 90 (Bomber) Squadron, Bicester. Sgt. Moorhouse was the pilot and the other two airmen were the passengers of the aircraft"
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. The Bristol Blenheim (Warner)
3. https://pacaeropress.websitetoolbox.com/post/bristol-blenheim-mk1-crash-1937-8175612
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
5. https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/bristol-blenheim-mk1-k7053-crash-1937.45306/
6. http://aircrewremembered.com/blenheim-test.html
7. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1937/1937%20-%201939.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2009 23:36 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Oct-2009 11:52 | JINX | Updated |
| 05-Jul-2013 09:31 | JINX | Updated [Location] |
| 11-Aug-2014 17:11 | Unitex | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2016 12:06 | MrBean1941 | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2018 13:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2018 20:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 12:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Mar-2022 07:27 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2022 10:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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