Accident Bristol Blenheim Mk I L1119,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2636
 
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Date:Friday 2 April 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic BLEN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Blenheim Mk I
Owner/operator:132 (C) OTU RAF
Registration: L1119
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF East Fortune, East Lothian, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF East Fortune, East Lothian
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Blenheim L1119: Tookoff for Solo training flight. 02/04/1943
Dived into ground soon after a night take-off from RAF East Fortune,
Crew:
Sgt (1315304) John Donald RADCLIFFE (pilot) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

"The Bristol Blenheim: A Complete History", by Graham Warner, ISBN 0-85979-101-7, page 613
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=L1119
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_East_Fortune
http://wikimapia.org.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Feb-2008 15:34 JINX Added
28-May-2013 19:33 Nepa Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source]
13-Aug-2013 06:26 JINX Updated [Operator, Location, Source]
15-Dec-2014 16:42 Jixon Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport]
20-Jul-2021 20:14 Anon. Updated [Location, Operator]
09-Nov-2022 07:22 Laurent Rizzotti Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative]
09-Nov-2022 11:11 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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