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| Date: | Tuesday 24 October 1939 |
| Time: | 16:45 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IF |
| Owner/operator: | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4904 |
| MSN: | BQ-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex |
| RAF Hornchurch | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Blenhein L4904/O: Take off for a training flying / AA co-operation flight. 24/10/1939
Port airscrew flew off at 1,000 ft. while over Hornchurch village during an AA co-operation flight. Pilot could not lower the undercarriage or flaps and overshot the airfield before sliding through a perimeter hedge on the west side at 16:45hrs. Aircraft a write-off.
Crew:
F/Lt (90088) Anthony Garforth MILLER DFC (Pilot) RAF Ok
S/Ldr (90150) Nigel Richard William SEELY (Obs) RAF Ok
Corp. (800513) George Henry HOLMES DFM (WOp/AG) RAF
Sources:
Blenheim production list
ORB 600 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 November 1939 | L8679 | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Hornchurch, Essex, England | |
min |
| 9 August 1940 | L8679 | 600 (City of London) Sqn RAF | 0 | North sea near St. Mildreds Hotel, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jul-2024 10:19 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
| 21-Jul-2024 10:25 | Nepa | Updated [Damage, Operator, ] |
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