Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Topsham: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 9, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
L1123
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Exeter - Exeter
MSN:
8406
YOM:
1938
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Exeter on a solo training flight. While cruising south of Exeter, the airplane suffered an engine fire, entered a dive and crashed in Topsham. The pilot Sgt Frank Morton was killed.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight.
