Date:	Wednesday 20 July 1938
Time:	day
Type:	Bristol Blenheim Mk I
Owner/operator:	57 Sqn RAF
Registration:	L1143
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	near RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:	RAF Upper Heyford

Narrative:
Blenheim L1143: Written off (damaged beyond economic repair) when belly-landed and hit hedge, after engine failed, on approach to RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire 20/07/1939.
On Wednesday 20 July 1938 Blenheim L1143 flown by Pilot Officer Mike Casey took off on a NAVEX but forcelanded with his wheels retracted. The enquiry found that he had mishandled the engine controls. Salvaged the aircraft later became an instructional air fram 1136M.
Crew:
P/O (39024) Michael James CASEY (pilot) RAF Ok
???? (Obs) and (WOp/AG) RAF Ok

1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (james J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2.http://therealgreatescape.com/
3.Blenheim production list
4.http://aircrewremembered.com/blenheim-test.html

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
25-Feb-2008 02:50	JINX	Added
16-Aug-2013 02:51	JINX	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ]
16-Oct-2013 04:15	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
12-Nov-2014 17:30	Charlie Harper	Updated [Operator, Location, ]
24-Mar-2018 18:41	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Location, Source, ]
06-Oct-2018 06:35	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator, ]
25-Aug-2024 11:45	Nepa	Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ]