Date & Time:
Jul 10, 1943 at 2215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L6763
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Harlaxton - Harlaxton
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was engaged in a local solo training flight at RAF Harlaxton. The airplane crashed upon landing and was damaged beyond repair following a night single engine approach with the undercarriage halfway down and unlocked. The pilot escaped unhurt.
Crew:
F/O B. Lumb, pilot.
Crew:
F/O B. Lumb, pilot.
Probable cause:
An engine failed in flight due to a loss of oil from a tank which was punctured by an undercarriage door on takeoff.
