ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158209
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 January 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 62 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L1114 |
| MSN: | JO-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gransmoore, 6 miles SW of Bridlington, East Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranfield, Bedfordshire |
| Command OPEX | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Blenheim L1114/D: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 10/01/1939. Took off from RAF Cranfield for a Command OPEX which ended with a forced landing at Gransmoore, 6 miles South West of Bridlington, East Yorkshire (at approximate co ordinates 54.018870°N, 0.284732°W). Aircraft wrecked when overturned in force landing, and caught fire.
Crew:
P/O Alan Sidney Lewis OWENSMITH (Pilot) Safe
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
2. Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War Volume One by W.R. Chorley
3. http://aircrewremembered.com/blenheim-test.html
4. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1930-1939_35.html
5. ORB 62 Sqdn RAF at http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8452693
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gransmoor
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2013 20:57 | JINX | Added |
| 15-Dec-2014 14:29 | Jixon | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Dec-2015 08:37 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 17-Jan-2016 11:16 | JIXN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2016 15:54 | sunnyhill_50@hotmail | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2017 12:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 22-Mar-2018 19:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2018 06:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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