ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226540
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| Date: | Monday 20 November 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4887 |
| MSN: | SR-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 1/2 miles south-west of RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Blenheim L4887/G: Took off for Training flight. 20/11/1939
Force landed 2 1/2 miles SW of Lichfield, Staffordshire. No fatalities, but two of the three crew were injured.
The official Air Ministry file on the accident (File AIR 81/1674): "Blenheim L4887, 101 Squadron; aircraft accident, 20 November 1939;
Crew:
P/O (41453) Charles Philip Nelson NEWMAN (pilot) RAF : uninjured;
LAC (530384) Percival Eric JOHNSON (Obs) RAF - injured
LAC (621138) Frederick John MANTLE (WOp/AG) RAF : injured;
Sources:
1.Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 31)
2.National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/1674: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16359505
3.http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1930-1939_35.html
4.ORB 101 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 July 1940 | P6924 | 101 Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea, off Cromer, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
| 28 April 1941 | V5493 | 101 Sqn RAF | 3 | English Channel near Calais. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2019 01:11 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Jun-2019 05:49 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Jan-2021 18:32 | Heil | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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