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| Date: | Thursday 24 November 1938 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 144 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7121 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Hemswell |
Bristol Blenheim Mk.1 K7121 of 144 Squadron, RAF: Written off (Damaged Beyond Repair) 24/11/38 after undershooting flare path & undercarriage leg collapsing on a night landing at RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire. Relegated to be a GIA (Ground Instructional Airframe) 1246M in January 1939.
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. 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 16:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 02-Aug-2013 13:48 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 27-Nov-2014 15:45 | Gloug | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, ] |
| 19-Mar-2018 21:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Mar-2018 21:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 26-Sep-2018 09:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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