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| Date: | Monday 2 October 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 113 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L8442 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Heliopolis, Almaza, Cairo -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Heliopolis, Cairo |
| RAF Heliopolis | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Blenheim L8442: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 02/10/1939 when tyre burst on take-off, aircraft swung off the runway on landing, caught fire and Destroyed By Fire (burnt out) after undercarriage collapsed at RAF Heliopolis, Cairo.
No fatalities or injuries reported.
Crew:
F/Lt (36074) John Walter DALLAMORE (pilot) RAF OK.
the rest of the crew escaped uninjured.
Sources:
1.Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000- L9999 (James J. Halley)
2.http://113squadron.com/113_squadron_history.htm
3.http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?14326-No-113-Squadron-June-1940-(Mersa-Matruh)
4.http://113squadron.com/id25.htm
5.Blenheim production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2009 09:43 | JINX | Added |
| 26-Jun-2013 19:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2013 19:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 03-Aug-2013 11:59 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 18-Aug-2013 15:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Country, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Aug-2013 15:39 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 27-Nov-2014 15:09 | Founes | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 06-Oct-2018 09:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 25-Jun-2019 22:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jun-2019 22:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 23-Aug-2020 18:51 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Aug-2024 18:44 | Nepa | Updated [Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 24-Aug-2024 20:26 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 06-Oct-2024 18:11 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 07-Oct-2024 16:09 | Nepa | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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