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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: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
| RAF Leconfield |
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.
Bristol Blenheim L1206: Took off for training solo flight. 17/12/1939
While taking off for local flying practice the pilot raised the undercarriage too soon. After striking rising ground the port leg jammed. On the return to the airfield the pilot had to belly-land.
The forced landing caused damage to the undercarriage, port airscrew and port main plane. Aircraft a write-off. It was not repaired and after assessment was converted to instructional airframe 2974M.
The pilot had only one hour’s experience flying Blenheims before this attempted flight.
Crew:
P/O (41918) Geoffrey Kenneth GOUT (pilot) RAF : Ok
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, ] |
| 15-Jul-2024 09:47 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
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