Accident Bristol Blenheim Mk IV Z6040,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69848
 
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Date:Sunday 11 January 1942
Time:11:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic BLEN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Blenheim Mk IV
Owner/operator:17 OTU RAF
Registration: Z6040
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Scolt Head, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Blenheim Z6040: Took off for a cross-country exercise. 11/01/1942
During flight but encountered very severe icing and while flying near Scolt Head the engines failed, thus necessitating an immediate emergency landing. This was effected at 11:30 hrs.
Crew:
P/O (106.233) Charles Vernon PEREIRA (Pilot) RAFVR : injured
P/O (????) G.H. GILBERT (nav.) RAFVR - injured
Sgt (????) P.B. DAVIES (WOp/AG) RAFVR - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.rafupwood.co.uk/17otulosses.html
2.Bomber Command OTU Losses 1940-1947
3.ORB

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Nov-2009 10:50 NePa Added
08-Oct-2013 06:32 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative]
04-Nov-2013 18:02 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Nov-2016 16:17 Anon. Updated [Destination airport]
01-Nov-2017 19:47 Red Dragon Updated [Date, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
24-Dec-2017 15:03 XindelX Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport]
14-Apr-2018 07:54 Anon. Updated [Narrative]

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