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| Date: | Friday 22 April 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7127 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Bristol Blenheim K7127: Took off for Training flight. 22/04/1938
The crew was engaged in a local training mission at RAF Waddington. During the takeoff roll, one of the engine was cut off. The pilot lost control of the airplane that veered off runway and crashed. A crew member was killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
P/O (????) Thomas Donald Mackintosh MacDONALD (pilot) RAF : injured
Cpl (562337) Leslie TIDEY (obs.) RAF : killed
AC1 (????) Jack MARTLEW (WOp/AG) RAF : injured
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. http://aircrewremembered.com/blenheim-losses-and-casualties.html
4. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1930s-incident-logs#1938
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2009 23:45 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Jun-2013 16:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jul-2013 09:33 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 12-Oct-2013 03:22 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Nov-2013 08:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Nov-2013 21:09 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 17-Dec-2013 17:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 27-Nov-2014 16:06 | Charlie Harper | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 11-Mar-2018 21:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Oct-2018 06:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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