ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69358
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| Date: | Monday 16 June 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 70 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | L8473 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Ismailia -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ismailia |
| RAF Ismailia |
On 16 June 1941, an engine of the Blenheim I L8473 of 70 OTU RAF cut after taking off from Ismaïla. A single-engine approach was attempted to return to the airfield but the bomber stalled and hit the ground. It was destroyed by fire and LAC Fritjof Helberg, a trainee pilot (and possibly the only man aboard), was killed. Helberg was born on 21 May 1917 in Karlsøy, Norway. His parents later settled in Kitale, Kenya, and he enlisted in the RAF there.
Sources:
"The Bristol Blenheim: A Complete History", by Graham Warner, ISBN 0-85979-101-7, page 497
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?9653-WWII-casualties-Kenya/page4
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=80095
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismailia_Air_Base
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=30.598264&lon=32.236906&z=14&m=w
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2009 01:38 | JINX | Added |
| 15-Dec-2014 16:22 | Jixon | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 16-Jun-2022 14:25 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Total fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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