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| Date: | Thursday 4 January 1940 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1466 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Helpston Heath, Caston, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Wittering (EGXT) |
Blenheim L1466: Took off for RDF Calibration flight over North sea. 04/01/1940
The port engine airscrew and reduction gear sheared off, believed due to lack of oil caused by a fractured pipe during the return from a RDF calibration flight over the North Sea.
Aircraft crashed at Helpston Heath, Castor, two miles east of Peterborough (Northamptonshire) at 14:30 hrs.
Crew:
P/O (76454) Roy Graham Anthony BARRITT (Pilot) RAF - died of injuries
AC2 (624397) Alfred Andrew WILSON (WOp/AG) RAF - killed
Cpl (566297) Ronald WILSON (Fitter II/A) RAF - died of injuries
Sources:
1.Blenheim production list.
2.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
3.AIR81/1770
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2024 08:54 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 13-Aug-2024 10:23 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Operator, ] |
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