ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173639
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| Date: | Monday 20 March 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1459 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fenny Compton, near Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Northamptonshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Blenheim L1459: Destroyed when spun into the ground from cloud at Fenny Compton, nr Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. 20/03/1939
Crew:
P/O Joseph Benjamin RAVEN (pilot) RAF - baled out /killed
P/O Anthony Stewart PETER (obs.) RAF - baled out /killed
Both baled out, but died when their parachutes failed to open.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/3914/
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenny_Compton
4. http://aircrewremembered.com/blenheim-test.html
5. Londonderry Sentinel, Londonderry, Northern Ireland Tuesday 21 March 1939 page 5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2015 20:25 | Quentin | Added |
| 08-Feb-2015 12:35 | yarbi | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2016 14:22 | MrBean1941 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2016 11:44 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 25-Mar-2018 20:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 10:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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