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| Date: | Saturday 16 September 1939 |
| Time: | 16:15 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L6678 |
| MSN: | ZK-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Filton Aerodrome, Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Filton Aerodrome, Gloucestershire |
| Filton Aerodrome |
Blenheim L6678/C: Crashed on landing at Filton Aerodrome, Bristol, Gloucestershire. 16/09/1939
Blenheim L6678. One engine cut out at 200 ft. while coming in to land after a sector reconnaissance patrol. Stalled at 50 ft., a wing hit the ground and the aircraft crashed at 16.15hrs. Aircraft a write-off.
Crew:
P/O (40751) Bernard John ROFE (pilot) RAF : Ok
Sgt (580208) Philip Richard SMITH (WOp/AG) RAF : Ok.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1978 p 45)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File Air 81/1525: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16359556
3. http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/25_wwII.html
4. http://www.25squadron.org.uk/History.htm
5.ORB 25 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2019 18:18 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Jun-2019 05:49 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 18-Jul-2024 17:56 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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