Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Great Staughton: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 11, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
L8661
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Wyton on a solo training flight. En route, the port engine failed. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed near Great Staughton. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick John Blenkinsopp, pilot.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick John Blenkinsopp, pilot.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine in flight.
