Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Church Fenton: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8731
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Church Fenton - Church Fenton
Location:
Church Fenton AFB
North Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from RAF Church Fenton, the airplane encountered difficulties to gain height. It impacted trees located 700 yards past the runway end, stalled and crashed. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Desmond Charles Reid Carter, pilot,
LAC Geoffrey George James Lovegrove, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
The crew raised the flaps prematurely during initial climb, causing the airplane to stall.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I near Glossop: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1476
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Church Fenton - Church Fenton
MSN:
8759
YOM:
1939
Location:
Glossop
Derbyshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Church Fenton on an exercice. En route, the aircraft crashed in hilly terrain located near Glossop. As the airplane failed to return to base, SAR operations were initiated. The wreckage was found by a walker on February 12. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Stanley John Daly Robinson, pilot,
P/O Jack Elliott Thomas, observer.
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