ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19819
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| Date: | Saturday 29 July 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Blenheim Coll Flt RAF |
| Registration: | L6630 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Heliopolis, Almaza, Cairo -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Heliopolis, Almaza, Cairo | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Bristol Blenheim Mk.1 L6630, Blenheim Collection Flight, RAF: Written off (Damaged Beyond Repair) 29 July 1939 after undercarriage collapsed at RAF Heliopolis, Almaza, Cairo, Egypt, in heavy landing on ferry flight to India.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 44)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2008 10:02 | JINX | Added |
| 15-Dec-2014 18:54 | Oezil | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 25-Jun-2019 23:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2020 18:50 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2020 09:53 | T.T.Taylor | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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