ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68410
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| Date: | Friday 1 October 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 139 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7066 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire |
| RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Bristol Blenheim Mk.I K7066, 139 Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) 1/10/37 with 43 flying hours on the airframe, when an engine cut on take-off for circuits and landings (it had shed the port prop and reduction gear). The aircraft returned to the airfield but it spun into the ground on approach. Pilot Sgt John H.Williams, flying solo, was killed. According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (October 7, 1937 page 355 - see link #4)
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
Sgt. John Hubert Williams lost his life in an accident which occurred near Wyton on October 1 to an aircraft of No. 139 (Bomber) Squadron, Wyton, Huntingdon. He was the pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft."
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976, page 57
2. 139 Squadron RAF ORB (Air Ministry Form 540) 1/3/1918-30/9/39: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8388352
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1937.htm
4. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1937/1937%20-%202771.html
5. http://aircrewremembered.com/blenheim-test.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2009 00:13 | JINX | Added |
| 06-Mar-2012 09:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 14-Jul-2013 18:22 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 03-Aug-2013 16:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 04-Aug-2013 21:17 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 10-Nov-2014 15:58 | Investig | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 02-Apr-2016 06:49 | J.Cryer | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2018 20:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2018 22:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2018 22:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 09:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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