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| Date: | Saturday 2 December 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L8450 |
| MSN: | BQ-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex |
| RAF Hornchurch |
Blenheim L8450/J. Pilot undershot when landing at 16:45hrs after a patrol of the Felixstowe to North Foreland area off the south-east coast of England. The Blenheim struck an aircraft bay, breaking the starboard undercarriage leg, and swung, crashing into the watch office and wrecking a fire tender but did not catch fire.
Crew:
P/O (70392) Stanley Paul Le ROUGETEL (Pilot) RAF Ok
Corp. Brown (AG) RAF Ok.
Sources:
Blenheim production list
ORB 600 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 November 1939 | L6685 | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF | 1 | RAF Hornchurch, Essex, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2024 12:41 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
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