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Date: | Wednesday 7 April 1943 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Blenheim Mk IVF |
Owner/operator: | 42 OTU RAF |
Registration: | V6078 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Matlock, Derbyshire, -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Ashbourne |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Crashed near Matlock, while on navigation and wireless exercise. Aircraft struck some tree before ploughing into a field.
Crew:
P/O (47792) John Barry WELTON (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (1320434) Leslie Harold REDFORD (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1267267) Eric Desmond MURPHY (Wop/AG) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
Blenheim production list
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-May-2008 12:22 |
Nepa |
Added |
11-Oct-2011 11:58 |
Pete Godfrey |
Updated [Narrative] |
18-Nov-2013 10:51 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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