ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22685
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 May 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 114 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7037 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Blenheim K7037: Written off (destroyed) 10/5/38 when engine failed on take-off, overturned and caught fire, RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire. All three crew were killed
Crew:
P/O Douglas PERRY (pilot) RAF - killed
AC1 (524637) John Joseph Gerrard RICE (????) RAF - killed
AC1 (523273) Frederick GRIMES (????) RAF - killed
According to a contemporary report:
An accident occurred at Wyton, Huntingdon, on May 10 to an aircraft of No. 114 (Bomber) Sqn., Wyton, in which the following occupants lost their lives:—P/O. Douglas Perry, No. 524637, A/C 1st Class John Joseph Gerrard Rice. No. 523273 A/C. 1st Class Frederick Crimes. P/O. Perry was the pilot and A/C Rice and A/C Crimes were the members of the crew."
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-test.html
4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165068354/fred-crimes
5. https://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1938/1938%20-%201389.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2008 19:24 | JINX | Added |
| 07-Jun-2013 14:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2013 13:49 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Source] |
| 03-Aug-2013 15:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 04-Aug-2013 21:18 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 15-Dec-2014 10:06 | Erectus | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2018 00:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2018 16:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 09:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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