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| Date: | Friday 8 December 1939 |
| Time: | 00:45 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1460 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wittering, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Wittering (EGXT) |
Blenheim L1460: Takeoff at 00:20 hrs for a local searchlight co-operation practice on 08/12/1939
Returned early due to engine failed. Aircraft had an engine failure during a local searchlight co-operation flight. Pilot overshot when landing and the fighter ran into sandbags on the airfield at 00:45 hrs. Aircraft a write-off. The Blenheim was SOC as not worth repairing and became the Ground Instructional airframe 1892M.
Crew:
F/O (37772) Roland Anthony Lee KNIGHT DFC (pilot) RAF Ok
LAC James (WOp/AG) RAF unhurt.
Sources:
1.Blenheim production list
2.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2024 20:53 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
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