Incident Bristol Blenheim Mk IV N6195, Thursday 14 December 1939
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Date:Thursday 14 December 1939
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic BLEN model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol Blenheim Mk IV
Owner/operator:107 Sqn RAF
Registration: N6195
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Wattisham, Suffolk
Destination airport:RAF Wattisham
Narrative:
Blenheim N6195: Took off for training flight. 14/12/1939
The brakes proved ineffective when being landed on wet grass, aircraft overran into soft ground on the airfield edge and tipped up on its nose. Aircraft damaged but repairable.
Crew:
P/O (41446) John Alexander MILLAR (pilot) RAF and crew unhurt.

Sources:

1.Blenheim production list
2.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

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15-Jul-2024 21:49 Nepa Added [Operator, ]

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