Date & Time:
Jul 3, 1943 at 1735 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1463
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Spitalgate - Spitalgate
MSN:
8746
YOM:
1939
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed RAF Spitalgate on a 2-hour solo training flight. About an hour into the mission, while taking off, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed at the airbase. The pilot was killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Dobbie Macdonald Winton, pilot.
Crew:
Sgt John Dobbie Macdonald Winton, pilot.
Probable cause:
Failure of one or both engines due to over temperature and possible or oiling of spark plugs due to a prolonged period of idling in hot weather on the ground.
