Date:	Friday 5 January 1940
Time:
Type:	Bristol Blenheim Mk IV
Owner/operator:	21 Sqn RAF
Registration:	L8741
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Halton, 4 miles SE of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Watton, Norfolk
Destination airport:	RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire

Narrative:
Blenheim L8741: Took off for navigation training flight. 05/01/1940
Engine problem after take-off at RAF Watton for a training flight.
The aircraft forced-landing at RAF Halton, 4 miles SE of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, when an engine cut.
Pilot overshot runway during an attempted forced landing and the aircraft crashed through a hedge at RAF Halton. The plane was damaged beyond repair but there was no serious casualties.
Crew:
P/O (40438) Ian STAPLEDON (pilot) RAF : slightly injured.
the rest RAF crew Ok

1.Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War : Aircraft and Crew lost during 1939-1940
2."The Bristol Blenheim: A Complete History", by Graham Warner.
3.Blenhein production list
4.ORB 21 Sqdn RAF

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
05-Jan-2017 05:06	Laurent Rizzotti	Added
26-Sep-2018 09:49	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator, ]
27-Apr-2019 04:25	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, ]
02-Jul-2022 11:26	Anon.	Updated [Narrative, ]
22-Jul-2024 10:09	Nepa	Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ]
13-Sep-2024 09:11	Nepa	Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, Operator, ]