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| Date: | Thursday 21 December 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IVB |
| Owner/operator: | 40 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L8835 |
| MSN: | BL- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Wyton |
Blenheim L8835: Take off for Air test. 21/12/1939
Pilot accidentally landed with the undercarriage retracted following a flight to test the aileron controls. Aircraft a write-off.
Crew:
S/Ldr (32165) Wilfred Leslie STEDMAN (pilot) RAF and one passenger both unhurt.
The pilot was tried by General Court Martial as a result of this accident.
Sources:
1.Blenheim production list
2.ORB 236 Sqdn RAF
3.Bomber Command Losses (1939-1940) WR Chorley.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 June 1940 | R3692 | 40 Sqn RAF | 0 | St. Valéry-Abbeville |  |
w/o |
| 27 June 1940 | R3778 | 40 Sqn RAF | 3 | Missing - English Channel | |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2024 10:24 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
| 12-Jul-2025 09:56 | MMR | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
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