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Peak District Air Accident Research

Peak District Air Accident Research

 Peak District Air Accident Research

 

Blenheim Mk.IV N3567 of No.42 O.T.U. crashed close to Ashbourne airfield while on a local flight at night.

 

Bristol Blenheim

 

Crew / Passengers Rank - If Applicable Position e.g. Pilot Status
Walter Robert Mummery Flying Officer Pilot Injured
Thomas Ezra Clarke Aircraftman 1st Class Passenger Killed

 

At 23:40 on the 7th November 1942 N3567 took off from Ashbourne, the aircraft was barely airborne when it suffered an engine failure and stalled. The aircraft struck a row of trees near less than half a mile from the airfield boundary and crashed in the field beyond bursting into flames.

 

Crash site of Blenheim N3567

Looking across the crash site towards the line of trees the aircraft struck.

 

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