ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68419
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 May 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 144 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7080 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile west of RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Blenheim K7080: Crashed shortly after take-off. 10/05/1938
Engine failed on take off run, aircraft went out of control, and came down one mile west of RAF Hemswell, killing two of the three crew:
Crew:
P/O Richard Douglas Hamilton MAXWELL (pilot) RAF - killed
Cpl (563262) David Spencer WISSETT (obs.) RAF : killed
AC1 (566975) Whitfield DODDS (WOp/AG) RAF : injured
According to a contemporary report in "Flight" magazine (May 19 1938 page 489 - see link #5)
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
P/O Richard Douglas Hamilton Maxwell and No. 563262 Cpl. David Spencer Wissett lost their lives, and No. 566975 A/C. 1st Class Whitfield Dodds was injured in an accident which occurred at Hemswell on May 10 to an aircraft of No. 144 (Bomber) Sqn., Hemswell, Lincolnshire. P/O Maxwell was the pilot and Cpl. Wissett and A/C. Dodds were the members of the crew"
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1930s-incident-logs#1938
4. http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/raf-casualties-in-lincolnshire-anyone-know-them.10019/page-2#post-114214
5. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1938/1938%20-%201389.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2009 05:26 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Jun-2013 16:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2013 13:48 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 27-Nov-2014 15:43 | Anthony G. | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 27-Nov-2014 15:43 | DG333 | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Mar-2018 16:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 09:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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