ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224111
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| Date: | 29-MAY-1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Bristol Bombay Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 271 Squadron Royal Air Force (271 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | L5853 |
| MSN: | SH.45 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Hunter's Hill near Ruislip, Middlesex -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Northolt, South Ruislip, Middlesex |
| France |
Written off (destroyed) 29.5.40: Shortly after take off in poor weather conditions, the aircraft encountered problems and was unable to gain height, and hit a hill near RAF Northolt, at Hunter's Hill near Ruislip, Middlesex. The aircraft was destroyed but no information about the fate of the crew who had been tasked to carry ammunition to France.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-bristol-130-bombay-i-raf-ruislip
3. https://www.flugzeugforum.de/threads/spanischer-buergerkrieg-1936-39-second-line-aircraft.87851/
4. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=22844
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2019 18:10 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Apr-2019 17:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn] |
| 22-May-2019 12:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 24-May-2019 13:20 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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