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Date: | Monday 29 March 1943 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 132 (C) OTU RAF |
Registration: | L6691 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near East Garleton, Athelstaneford, East Lothian, Scotland -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF East Fortune, East Lothian |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Blenheim L6691: Took off for Solo training flight. 29/03/1943
Destroyed when it flew into ground near East Garleton, 2 miles north of Haddington, East Lothian, soon after a night take-off from RAF East Fortune.
Crew:
Sgt (658430) Bernard CAREY (pilot) RAF - killed.
Sources:
"The Bristol Blenheim: A Complete History", by Graham Warner, ISBN 0-85979-101-7, page 497
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=L6691 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_East_Fortune https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/200337902-east-garleton-athelstaneford#.Y2oWhnbMKM8 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
23-May-2008 23:30 |
JINX |
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28-May-2013 19:34 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport] |
12-May-2022 19:35 |
Nepa |
Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
08-Nov-2022 17:40 |
Laurent Rizzotti |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
09-Nov-2022 16:44 |
Nepa |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |