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| Date: | Thursday 28 December 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IVF |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P6887 |
| MSN: | YH-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF West Raynham, Fakenham, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton, Norfolk |
| RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Blenheim P6887: Took off for training flight / Air to air firing. 28/12/1939
The aircraft ran across a snow-covered drainage trench at RAF West Raynham, damaging the stern frame, probably on return from an air firing exercise. The aircraft was damaged but repairable.
Crew:
P/O (40382) Robert Gerald Maxwell GILMORE pilot) RAF and crew unhurt.
Sources:
1.Blenheim production list
2.ORB 21 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 March 1940 | P6887 | 21 Sqn RAF | 0 | Griston, 2 miles south-east of RAF Watton, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
| 11 May 1940 | L8746 | 21 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Watton, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 11 May 1940 | P6886 | 21 Sqn RAF | 1 | RAF Watton, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 11 June 1940 | L8746 | 21 Sqn RAF | 2 | Sant-Aubin-sur-Scie, Seine-Maritime, 6 km SSW of Dieppe |  |
w/o |
| 18 July 1941 | Z7502 | 21 Sqn RAF | 1 | English Channel, near Cap Gris-Nez, the Pas-de-Calais. | |
w/o |
| 28 August 1941 | V5825 | 21 Sqn RAF | 1 | North Sea, south-west of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2024 16:43 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
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