Test Flying Memorial
"...and everywhere the
blue sky belongs to them
and is their appointed rest
and their native country"
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
| Date | 17/09/1940 |
|---|---|
| Casualties | Sgt T. Budden, P; Capt P.J. Fulton; Lt R.A. Jefferies |
| Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim Mk IV P4830 |
| Took off from | Christchurch, Dorset |
| Purpose of flight | Aircraft acting as target for AI-equipped Beaufighter. Two officers from 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers on board to observe South Coast beach defences |
| Incident location | Longford Castle (Salisbury), Wiltshire |
| Incident details | Starboard engine failed, control lost whilst attempting forced landing |