Incident Bristol Blenheim Mk IV L4869,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161902
 
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Date:Sunday 28 July 1940
Time:07:45
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: L4869
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Whitchurch, 5 miles NNW of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Blenheim L4869: Took off for Training flight. 28/07/1940
Forced-landing at 07:4 hrs, wheels retracted, due to engine failure.
Crew:
P/O (????) A.B SMITH (pilot) RAFVR - OK

Sources:

1.http://www.rafupwood.co.uk/17otulosses.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Nov-2013 07:34 Nepa Added
07-Dec-2013 07:08 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative]
29-Jan-2014 19:17 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport]

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