Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at RAF Grafton Underwood: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 24, 1941 at 1005 LT
Operator:
Registration:
V6004
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Upwood - Upwood
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Upwood on a training exercise. En route, one of the engine failed and the pilot lost control of the airplane that lost height and crashed nearby RAF Grafton Underwood. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Desmond Thompson, pilot,
Sgt Allan Ian Wilson Fairbairn, wireless operator.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Desmond Thompson, pilot,
Sgt Allan Ian Wilson Fairbairn, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the pilot failed to follow the procedure while changing the fuel selector, causing an engine to stop.
