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| Date: | Sunday 28 January 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | LLv 46 Suomen ilmavoimat |
| Registration: | BL-108 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Siikakangas airfield, About 7 km southeast of Jäminkipohja -
 Finland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tampere, Pirkkala Airfield (EFTP) |
| Siikakangas airfield |
The Finnish Blenheim BL-108 of LLv.46 crashed in bad weather near Siikakangas airfield About 7 km southeast of Jäminkipohja (at approximate co ordinates 61°50'40"N 24°11'27"E) with no survivors among the crew of three, during a non-operational flight from Tampere.
Crew (all killed):
Luutnantti Hugo Harald Rahunen
sotamies Armas Valtonen
sotamies Aimo Toimi Johannes Matikainen
Sources:
"The Bristol Blenheim: A Complete History", by Graham Warner. ISBN 0-85979-101-7
1. http://www.airwar.ru/history/locwar/finland/fin_losses/f_losses.html
2. http://kronos.narc.fi/menehtyneet/index.php?id=17801&raportti=1
3. http://kronos.narc.fi/menehtyneet/index.php?id=267074&raportti=1
4. http://kronos.narc.fi/menehtyneet/index.php?id=19204&raportti=1
5. https://www.mil-airfields.de/fi-finland/air-bases.html#243736
6. http://wikimapia.org/26703450/Siikakangas-Airfield-and-military-warehouse-complex
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2017 21:50 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 01-Jul-2019 21:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Mar-2020 08:54 | DB | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 16-Feb-2021 18:14 | Lelek | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator, ] |
| 11-Aug-2024 10:38 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
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