ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 91529
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| Date: | Thursday 14 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 8 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BA447 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Khormaksar airfield, near Aden -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Khormaksar |
| Khormaksar |
During the night of 13-14 January 1943, Flt Sgt Ronald Seymour Edwards RAAF of 8 Sqn RAF was flying solo the Blenheim V BA447 on night flying practice landings at Khormaksar airfield, near Aden, but hit the sea – wall whilst carrying out a landing and the aircraft’s undercarriage collapsed on landing. The aircraft was wrecked but the pilot, the only one aboard, was uninjured.
Sources:
ORB of 8 Sqn RAF, January 1943 (AIR 27/117-1)
"The Bristol Blenheim: A Complete History", by Graham Warner, ISBN 0-85979-101-7, page 537
Ronald Seymour Edwards RAAF file (https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=5253408)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Khormaksar
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=12.829444&lon=45.029167&z=14&m=w
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2023 18:58 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated |
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