ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158361
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| Date: | Friday 9 August 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 13 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L1191 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire |
Bristol Blenheim Mk.1 L1191, 13 OTU RAF: Written off (destroyed) 9 august 1940 when control lost on approach, and aircraft dived into ground, RAF Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire; aircraft destroyed by fire. All three crew killed.
Officially described as "aircraft accident, Weston-on-the-Green, Blenheim L1191, 13 Operational Training Unit, 9 August 1940;
Crew :
Sgt William Nelson (808425) pilot RAFVR - killed
Sgt Samuel Sanderson (746826) Obs. RAFVR - killed
Sgt Cyril Arthur Smith (903160) Wop/AG RAFVR- killed
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain. 1978 p 7)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/2558: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16471725
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2696713/nelson,-william/
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2931047/sanderson,-samuel/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2734191/smith,-cyril-arthur/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2013 03:24 | JINX | Added |
| 14-Sep-2014 09:08 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 22-Jun-2019 20:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2019 20:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2021 22:22 | db | Updated [Location, Nature, Narrative, Operator] |
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