Harlaxton AFB

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L1195

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Harlaxton - Harlaxton

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8478

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1938

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Damaged beyond repair after landing in very bad weather on a dark night when the pilot overshot and swung the aircraft on landing downwind.
Crew:
P/O F. G. Harrison, pilot.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Harlaxton

Date & Time: Jul 5, 1943 at 0050 LT

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K7117

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8070

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1937

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The pilot was engaged in a local solo training sortie at RAF Harlaxton. Following a night approach, the airplane landed hard, causing the undercarriage to collapse. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and the pilot escaped uninjured.
Crew:
S/L A. J. Banham, pilot.

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The pilot misjudged his height and failed to check his instruments on final approach, resulting in a hard landing.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Harlaxton

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1943

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L8508

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Military

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Damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at RAF Harlaxton. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Harlaxton: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 28, 1943

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L6609

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Takeoff (climb)

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The pilot departed RAF Harlaxton on a local solo training flight. Shortly after a night takeoff, the port engine failed. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed about 1,5 km from the airbase, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Walter Hugh James Woodland, pilot.

Probable cause:

Failure of the left engine possibly losing power because of oily spark plugs.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Harlaxton

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1943

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L1508

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Harlaxton - Harlaxton

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8791

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1939

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The pilot was performing a solo training flight at RAF Harlaxton. On final approach at night, one of the engine failed. The airplane stalled and crashed on a railway 1,6 km south of the airfield. The pilot was injured.
Crew:
F/O W. A. Sprinkle, pilot.

Probable cause:

Engine failure on approach.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim V at RAF Harlaxton: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1943 at 0940 LT

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AZ861

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The pilot was performing a local solo training flight at RAF Harlaxton. While on a single engine approach, the pilot completed a turn into the wind at an altitude of 500 feet when the airplane stalled and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Henry Ernest Trumper, pilot.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Stroxton: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1943

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L1437

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Plain, Valley

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Harlaxton - Harlaxton

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8720

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1939

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The pilot was performing a local solo training flight at RAF Harlaxton. On approach, he decided to initiate a go around when he lost control of the airplane that crashed in Stroxton, south of the airbase. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Anthony Lorenz, pilot.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Harlaxton

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1943 at 1050 LT

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T1870

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While on a local training flight at RAF Harlaxton, the twin engine airplane collided with a second RAF Blenheim registered L1130 with two pilots on board. L1130 crashed in the vicinity of the airbase, killing its both crew members. The pilot of T1870 parachuted to safety before the aircraft crashed near the airfield.
Crew:
P/O C. Wolgram, pilot.

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

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1943 at 1050 LT

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L1130

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