ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209780
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| Date: | Monday 16 October 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 90 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4876 |
| MSN: | WP-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV L4876,('WP-P') 90 Squadron, RAF Upwood: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 16/10/39 when crashed on take off from RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire. According to the official Air Ministry report file into the accident (File AIR 81/1576): "Blenheim L4876, 90 Squadron; aircraft accident, 16 October 1939; Pilot Officer T A Peeler killed; Sergeant J A D Dobbing; injured".
Crew:-
Pilot : P/O Trevor Anthony Peeler RAF 41732 [Killed] Age 25. Gazette of 31st October 1939
Obs : Sgt Joseph Anthony Douglas Dobbing RAF 580971 (Officer:47748) [Injured] (Officer:47748, Gazette of 7th April 1942)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/1582: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C163594980
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2949811/peeler,-trevor-anthony/
5. http://www.rafupwood.co.uk/90squadron.html
6. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Huntingdonshire/HuntingdonPrioryRoadCemetery.html
7. http://www.wimbledoncollege.org.uk/_site/data/files/About%20Us/History/Roll%20of%20Honour/WW2%20College/A02766D38CAEFEA5DBA776C7274E29A9.pdf
8. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Apr-2018 19:06 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Sep-2018 12:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 24-Jun-2019 19:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2022 18:32 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2023 21:37 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
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