ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158796
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| Date: | Saturday 29 November 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | TFU RAF |
| Registration: | L9405 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, near Chesil Bank, Dorset, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hurn, Dorset |
Blenheim L9405: Took off for a serve as target aircraft for AI trial. 29/11/1941
The aircraft of TFU operated flight trials on behalf of the Telecommunications Research Establishment (TRE), responsible for radar research and development. During this flight the crew became lost in deteriorating weather. The pilot attempted landing on Chesil Bank, near Abbotsbury, Dorset, but rolled into sea.
Crew:
F/Lt (70193) Adam Mcduff DUNLOP (Pilot) RAF - killed
AC1 W.S.A GOODE (Wop/AG) RAF - injured
Sources:
"The Bristol Blenheim: A Complete History", by Graham Warner. ISBN 0-85979-101-7
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/memorial/entry.php?id=72
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?4227-411129-Unaccounted-airmen-29-11-1941
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2456304/dunlop,-adam-mcduff/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesil_Beach
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=50.604000&lon=-2.516000&z=12
AIR81/1058
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2013 07:28 | Nepa | Added |
| 07-Sep-2013 04:06 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 29-Nov-2017 19:21 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2021 20:55 | Fanda | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-May-2023 20:58 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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