ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158364
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| Date: | Sunday 17 December 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 234 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1206 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
| RAF Leconfield | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 30 October 1939, 234 Sqn RAF was reformed at Leconfield as a fighter squadron. Originally intended for shipping protection duties, it flew a mixture of Blenheims, Battles and Gauntlets until March 1940, when it began to receive Spitfires.
On 17 December 1939, Plt Off Geoffrey Kenneth Gout of 234 Sqn took off from Leconfield airfield with the Blenheim I L1206 but its undercarriage was damaged on take-off and jammed. On the return to the airfield the pilot had to belly-land and the aircraft was badly damaged. It was not repaired and after assessment was converted to instructional airframe 2974M. Gout was not hurt but was later killed on 25 July 1940 when his Spitfire crashed in Cornwall.
This aircraft had been built in 1938 and issued to 114 Sqn. It then passed to MU storage in May 1939 when 114 Sqn converted to Mk.IV Blenheims. It was then issued to 234 Sqn at Leconfield in November 1939 when the unit received its first aircraft.
Sources:
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york39/l1206.html
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york39/dec39.html
"The Bristol Blenheim: A Complete History", by Graham Warner. ISBN 0-85979-101-7
https://www.raf.mod.uk/campaign/battle-of-britain-75th/squadrons/234-squadron/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Leconfield
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=53.876944&lon=-0.437500&z=13
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2013 03:40 | JINX | Added |
| 31-Oct-2014 17:06 | Dandy | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 02-Jun-2015 13:20 | Victor II | Updated [Location] |
| 18-Dec-2015 06:42 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Total fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jan-2016 17:45 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2016 17:57 | BlB | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2016 05:22 | JINX | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Jan-2016 21:12 | Paix | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2016 20:57 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2016 10:23 | BlB | Updated [Operator, Nature, Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2017 15:10 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 10:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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