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| Date: | Wednesday 27 March 1940 |
| Time: | 23:40 |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 108 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4880 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire |
| RAF Bicester |
Blenheim L4880: Took off for Night Flying Training. 27/03/1940
The plane during night practice landings crashed . Cockpit lighting failed on approach to the airfield. The pilot in error just before landing pulled up the flaps and wheels. The aircraft was bellylanded at 23:40 hrs.
The plane sustaining some damage, but was repairable. Neither pilot and observer was injured.
Crew:
Sgt (581138) Harold Norman BEARD (pilot) RAF : injured
(obs.) RAF : unhurt
Sources:
1.Henk Welting's Database
2.ORB 108 Sqdn RAF
3.VBS database
4.CWGC
5. Sgt. Ivor Maurice Beard (Pilot)??
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2019 10:32 | TB | Added |
| 14-Jul-2024 18:25 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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