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Date: | Monday 11 December 1939 |
Time: | 02:40 |
Type: | Bristol Blenheim Mk IF |
Owner/operator: | 29 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | L6740 |
MSN: | YB-J |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Great Chesterfield Park, NW of Saffron Walden, Essex, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Debden, Essex |
Destination airport: | RAF Duxford |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Blenheim L6740/J: Took off at 23:10 hrs for Night interception mission.10/12/1939
Aircraft was sent on an interception but did not find the reported enemy plane. While returning from an attempted night interception of a suspected German seaplane on the water off Frinton-on-Sea (Essex) The plane unable to land at RAF Debden due to fog, made a number of attempts to land a RAF Duxford but not able due to weather. The very bad weather had prevented the crew from landing earlier at RAF Debden and RAF Mildenhall. Damaged beyond repair in a crash at Great Chesterfield Park, north-west of Saffron Walden (Essex) at 02:40 hrs on 11/12/1939.
Crew:
F/Sgt (563998) William Henry PACKER (pilot) RAF - killed
LAC (????) Edwin JONES (WOp/AG) RAF - seriously injured.
Sources:
1. "The Bristol Blenheim: A Complete History", by Graham Warner. ISBN 0-85979-101-7
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-L9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1978 p 45)
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/1725:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16359670 4.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2430616/packer,-william-henry/ 5.
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm 6.
http://www.oldhaltonians.co.uk/pages/rememb/ROH/20.htm 7.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Chesterford 9. NAtional Archives Kew Sqdn 29 Record of Events Doc AIR27/341/3 page 1 & 2
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
11-Dec-2017 09:05 |
Laurent Rizzotti |
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23-Feb-2018 17:42 |
Nepa |
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28-Apr-2018 22:33 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
26-Sep-2018 10:06 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
25-Jun-2019 19:34 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Source, ] |
25-Jun-2019 19:37 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, ] |
25-Jun-2019 19:39 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Narrative, ] |
17-Apr-2020 15:50 |
AlLach |
Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
15-Jul-2024 10:24 |
Nepa |
Updated [Time, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |