Hi guys anyone know what Blenheim this was that the following text is refering to. Any info appreciated. Especially Date Place and serial. I may already have info on the database but dont know any of these details to start looking.
“”Accidents took the lives of several pilots of the Test Flight Unit. A Blenheim IV had been lost from Leuchars in 1940 with three or four of the pilots aboard. The aircraft had just been returned to the Station from overhaul. One pilot was to take it up for test but, such was their enthusiasm that two or three others went along for the ride against regulations. Apparently some of the reconditioning had been badly done and the craft went into an uncontrollable spin and crashed.””
As always any info is greatly appreciated.
By: Merlin3945 - 2nd September 2003 at 20:10
Hudson losses in Fife. Possibly Leuchars.
Guys anyone have any info on these losses aswell.
Hudson bombers this time.
“”In the early days at Leuchars, I designed the IFF installation for a Hudson bomber and arranged a flight test from Leuchars. As we took off to fly over the North Sea we were treated to the sight of some six or seven carcasses of Hudsons in the fields of Fife. Apparently the aircraft had a special, small fuel tank containing high-octane fuel for the take-off. The pilot had to switch manually to the main tank within, I think 90 seconds after take-off. Perhaps the first Hudsons destined for the RAF arrived without instruction manuals.””
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September 2, 2003 at 7:46 pm