ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161901
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Date: | Saturday 20 July 1940 |
Time: | 12:30 |
Type: | Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
Owner/operator: | 17 OTU RAF |
Registration: | L8844 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Newnham Courtney, mile SSE of Daventry, Northamptonshire, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Blenheim L8844 : Took off on a navigation exercise; base-Hungerford-Worcester-base. 20/07/1940
During the flight an engine failed and Sgt Kibble, while trying to stretch his glide, stalled and crashed 12:30hrs in a wheat field near Newnham Courtney, 1 mile SSE of Daventry Northamptonshire.
Crew:
Sgt (????) E. KIBBLE (pilot) RAFVR - injured
Sgt (????) H.C DOWNES (nav.) RAFVR - injured
Sgt (????) D. GOODING (WOp/AG) RAFVR - injured
Sources:
1.http://www.rafupwood.co.uk/17otulosses.html
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
05-Nov-2013 07:28 |
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28-Jul-2023 09:39 |
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