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| Date: | Tuesday 24 January 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1199 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Blenheim L1199: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 24/01/1939 when hit ridge on take-off from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire & aircraft landed with undercarriage partly retracted. Relegated to GIA (Ground Instructional Airframe) 1342M
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
2. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1930s-incident-logs#1939
3. http://aircrewremembered.com/blenheim-test.html
4. http://www.44sqn.com/history-44-sqn/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2013 03:31 | JINX | Added |
| 27-Nov-2014 16:08 | MiG17 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 26-Dec-2015 08:37 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 17-Jan-2016 11:16 | JIXN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 22-Mar-2018 23:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Oct-2018 06:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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