Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim in Hinckley
Date & Time:
Dec 3, 1937
Registration:
K7110
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
MSN:
8063
YOM:
1937
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Wyton on a training mission. While flying in clouds, the pilot lost control of the airplane and bailed out. The remaining crew attempted an emergency landing in a pasture. Upon landing, the aircraft hit and killed a horse before coming to rest against a hedge. All three crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
P/O S. H. P. Smith,
Cpl T. E. Barnes,
AC1 A. E. Dean.
Crew:
P/O S. H. P. Smith,
Cpl T. E. Barnes,
AC1 A. E. Dean.