Blenheim R3760 near Church Fenton airfield.
During a night landing at Church Fenton on 13th December 1941 the pilot misjudged his height and the aircraft struck trees on approach and crash landed.
Pilot - Sgt Ronald Norman Bilton Scott RAAF (400737), of Carnegie, Victoria, Australia.
Ronald Scott was born on 4th March 1922 at Prahran, Victoria, Australia. As a young man he worked as a shipping clerk. He enlisted for RAAF service on 13th October 1940 in Melbourne and after undertaking pilot training was awarded his pilot's wings on 6th June 1941. In the UK he trained at 60 OTU and 54 OTU before serving with 151 Squadro, 96 Squadron and finally 456 Squadron. He was killed on 8th October 1942 while serving with 456 Squadron when Beaufighter X8190 crashed onto the Newborough Warren "Q" Site at Holyhead killing Australian crew. He is buried in Holyhead Cemetery, Anglesey and was twenty years old. His photograph shown above was found in the Australian National Archives but is unfortunately damaged.
Blenheim R3760 was built to contract 1485/39 by Rootes Securities Ltd. at Speke and was awaiting collection in April 1940. It was taken on charge soon after by the
A&AEE at Boscombe Down for trials work before being transferred to 21 Squadron at Lossiemouth. It's history is a bit of a mess in the modern published records. The
date when it arrived at 21 Squadron is not recorded in the records but on check the squadron ORB it was being used operationally by them in August 1940. On 26th
October 1940 three Heinkely He111's attacked Lossiemouth airfield and R3760 was on of a number of Blenheims to be damaged in the action which saw three airmen killed.
This damage is not listed in the aircraft's published Air Britain history. It was later repaired but 21
Squadron left Lossiemouth on 29th October 1940 so never used it again. The aircraft was repaired and then transferred to 3 (C) OTU at Chivenor on an unknown date.
On another unknown date in 1941 the aircraft was transferred to 54 OTU at Church Fenton and as a result of the crash on 13th December 1941 Cat.E2/FA damage was
recorded and the aircraft was written off.