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| Date: | Wednesday 15 February 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1155 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF North Coates, near Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire |
Bristol Blenheim L1155: Written off (destroyed) 15/02/1939:
The aircraft engine failed on take-off, stalled & struck ground, RAF North Coates, Lincolnshire.
Two of the three crew were killed:
Crew:
F/Lt Ernest Michael WITHY (pilot) RAF : killed
AC2 John Henry RICHARDSON (RAF) killed
AC2 Joseph RAYMOND (RAF) slightly injured
According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (February 23, 1939 page 186 - see link #5)
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
Flt. Lt. Ernest Michael Withy (pilot) and A/C.2 John Henry Richardson lost their lives, and A/C.2 Joseph Raymond was slightly injured in an accident which occurred at North Coates, Grimsby on February 15, to an aircraft of No. 44 (Bomber) Squadron, Waddington, Lincolnshire."
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1930s-incident-logs#1939
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
4. http://aircrewremembered.com/blenheim-test.html
5. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1939/1939%20-%200510.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2013 03:16 | JINX | Added |
| 27-Nov-2014 16:10 | Boile A. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, ] |
| 26-Dec-2015 08:37 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 17-Jan-2016 11:17 | JIXN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 11-Feb-2016 17:57 | MrBean1941 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 12-Feb-2016 08:06 | MrBean1941 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Feb-2016 08:06 | MrBean1941 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-Dec-2017 22:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Mar-2018 18:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Mar-2018 18:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 06-Oct-2018 06:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 17-Oct-2024 10:30 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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