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Date: | Friday 29 September 1939 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 104 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | L1341 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Penrhos, Caernarvonshire, North Wales -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | RAF Penrhos, Caernarvonshire |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Bristol Blenheim Mk.1 L1341, 104 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 29/09/1939 when crashed on landing at RAF Penrhos, Caernarvonshire, North Wales. According to the official Air Ministry report on the accident (File AIR 81/1558): "Blenheim L1341, 104 Squadron; aircraft accident, 29 September 1939; Pilot Officer A M Paape, Aircraftman R J Ellicott injured; Sergeant G Ryder uninjured".
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 p 8)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/1558:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16359460 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Jun-2019 19:01 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
25-Jun-2019 05:50 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator] |