ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68421
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| Date: | Thursday 27 January 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7078 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | nr Blue Bell Inn Thorpe Road Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Blenheim K7078: Written off (destroyed) 27/01/1938: Abandoned after control lost during aerobatics (attempting to loop the aircraft) and crashed at Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire. Pilot Officer Alan Norman Macfarlane (and a New Zealand national) flying solo, was killed when he struck the tailplane while baling out, the Blenheim came down near the "Blue Bell Inn" in Thorpe Road, Tattershall Thorpe
Crew:
P/O Alan Norman MACFARLANE (nz.pilot) RAF : killed
Sources:
1. Air Britain The K File The RAF of the 1930s
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. http://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/airframeprofile.php?FrameID=25537
4. http://aircrewremembered.com/blenheim-losses-and-casualties.html
5. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1930s-incident-logs#1938
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattershall_Thorpe#Bluebell_Inn
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2009 05:26 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Jun-2013 16:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 03-Aug-2013 11:59 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 03-Aug-2013 17:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 03-Aug-2013 22:33 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2013 12:26 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 17-Aug-2013 16:28 | JINX | Updated [Operator] |
| 27-Nov-2014 16:02 | Nick Slaughter | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 16-Feb-2018 20:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2018 06:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Mar-2023 11:37 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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