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| Date: | Sunday 11 January 1942 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 17 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | Z6040 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Scolt Head, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire |
Blenheim Z6040: Took off for a cross-country exercise. 11/01/1942
During flight but encountered very severe icing and while flying near Scolt Head the engines failed, thus necessitating an immediate emergency landing. This was effected at 11:30 hrs.
Crew:
P/O (106.233) Charles Vernon PEREIRA (Pilot) RAFVR : injured
P/O (????) G.H. GILBERT (nav.) RAFVR - injured
Sgt (????) P.B. DAVIES (WOp/AG) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.rafupwood.co.uk/17otulosses.html
2.Bomber Command OTU Losses 1940-1947
3.ORB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2009 10:50 | NePa | Added |
| 08-Oct-2013 06:32 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Nov-2013 18:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Nov-2016 16:17 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
| 01-Nov-2017 19:47 | Red Dragon | Updated [Date, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Dec-2017 15:03 | XindelX | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 14-Apr-2018 07:54 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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