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| Date: | Sunday 11 January 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 51 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L8661 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Staughton Moor, Great Staughton, near St.Neots, Huntingdonshire. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire |
Blenheim L8661: Took off for Day training flight. 11/01/1942
Crashed in a forced landing at Staughton Moor, Great Staughton, near St.Neots, Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire), after his port engine cut out and he failed to fly on the remaining one.
Crew:
Sgt (1262353) Frederick John BLENKINSOPP (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?4630-420111
3. CWGC
5. http://www.maplandia.com/united-kingdom/england/east-anglia/cambridgeshire-county/great-staughton/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2017 09:20 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 24-Jun-2019 21:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jun-2019 21:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 26-Jun-2019 10:21 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
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