Incident Bristol Blenheim Mk I L1241,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158843
 
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Date:Tuesday 1 August 1939
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic BLEN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Blenheim Mk I
Owner/operator:25 Sqn RAF
Registration: L1241
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF Hawkinge, Kent
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Blenheim L1241: Overshot landing at RAF Hawkinge, Folkestone. 01/08/1939
Aircraft nosed over, and collided into an embankment. It looks like a case of too much power while taxying from the grass onto the concrete parking area. A contributary factor could have been the ground being a bit soft right at the edge of the concrete which required more power and up went the tail.
Not repaired: downgraded to a GIA (Became Ground Instructional Airframe 1635M.)

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=1111.0;wap2
3. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?112479-Blenheim-1F-accident-(in-1939)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Aug-2013 08:57 JINX Added
27-Nov-2014 19:48 Mysore Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
31-Mar-2018 22:03 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Sep-2018 10:01 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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