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| Date: | Tuesday 1 August 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1241 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Hawkinge, Kent |
Blenheim L1241: Overshot landing at RAF Hawkinge, Folkestone. 01/08/1939
Aircraft nosed over, and collided into an embankment. It looks like a case of too much power while taxying from the grass onto the concrete parking area. A contributary factor could have been the ground being a bit soft right at the edge of the concrete which required more power and up went the tail.
Not repaired: downgraded to a GIA (Became Ground Instructional Airframe 1635M.)
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=1111.0;wap2
3. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?112479-Blenheim-1F-accident-(in-1939)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2013 08:57 | JINX | Added |
| 27-Nov-2014 19:48 | Mysore | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 31-Mar-2018 22:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Sep-2018 10:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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