Date:	Sunday 3 September 1939
Time:	12:35
Type:	Bristol Blenheim Mk IF
Owner/operator:	600 (City of London) Sqn RAF
Registration:	L1164
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Heading Street, The Burrough, Hendon, Middlesex, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Hendon, Middlesex
Destination airport:	RAF Hendon

Narrative:
On 25 August 1939, 600 Sqn RAF had received orders to move from its peace station, RAF Hendon, to its war station, RAF Northolt. 16 Blenheim and the main ground party of the unit did so the same day. One officer of the squadron, P/O ISAAC, remained at RAF Hendon to finish training.
Blenheim L1164: Took off at 12:33 hrs for Solo practising single engined approaches and landings. 03/09/1939
But less than a minute later having only getting to 1000 feet, stalled, spun and dived into the ground into Heading Street, Hendon Old Town, at 12:35 hrs and was killed instantly. His Blenheim L1164 caught fire and was destroyed. Three houses burnt but no civilians were killed or hurt.
Crew:
P/O (90721) John Noel Laughton ISAAC (pilot) RAFVR - killed

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/4747
3. https://www.cwgc.org
4. ORB 600 Sqdn RAF
5. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
6. http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/milestones-of-flight/british_military/1939_2.html

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
16-Aug-2013 03:26	JINX	Added
24-Aug-2013 09:09	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Destination airport, ]
24-Aug-2013 15:01	JINX	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ]
01-Mar-2014 22:04	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ]
05-Mar-2014 21:02	Anon.	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ]
20-Jan-2016 17:50	JINX	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ]
21-Jan-2016 17:32	Django	Updated [Operator, ]
22-Jan-2016 17:54	JINX	Updated [Operator, ]
22-Jan-2016 20:01	AlLah	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ]
26-Jan-2016 20:58	JINX	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ]
11-Feb-2016 04:48	JIXN	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Destination airport, Source, ]
19-Dec-2017 01:02	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ]
26-Sep-2018 09:18	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator, ]
24-Jun-2019 17:16	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
31-Jan-2022 14:28	Laurent Rizzotti	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]