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Date: | Wednesday 12 June 1940 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | L9258 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Hilborough near Swaffham, Norfolk, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Weston airfield, near Spalding |
Destination airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Narrative:Blenheim L9258: Took off for return from Training flight. 12/06/1940
The aircraft was returning from Weston when it made a precautionary landing there in the afternoon due to bad weather while conducting a formation flight bombing on Waintfleet range. Accident at Hilborough near Swaffham, Norfolk. The aircraft emerged from cloud in a dive, crashing close to Swaffham.
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Frederick Alan Smith Fletcher RAF 42494 : Commission Gazetted Friday 08 September, 1939) [Killed]
Observer : Sergeant Lloyd Albert Winston Matthews RAF 581518 [Killed]
Sources:
1. KEW: AIR81/2238
2. ORB 101 Sqdn RAF
3. CWGC
4. Blenheim production list
5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Wainfleet 6. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
26-May-2024 12:30 |
Rob Davis |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
19-Jun-2024 20:32 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |