Blenheim L8698 (possibly) at Catterick airfield.
A number of years ago I found reference to this aircraft being written off following a crash at Catterick airfield on 3rd October 1944, it struck an obstruction while taxying. The published history states the aircraft was on charge with the R.A.F.C. at Cranwell on that date though 17 S.F.T.S. (also at Cranwell) is also suggested.
Pilot - Name unknown.
Blenheim L8698 was built to contract 551920/37 by Rootes Securities Ltd. at Speke and was awaiting collection in July 1939. After a period of MU storage it was taken on charge by 219 Squadron at Catterick on 4th October 1939 when the unit reformed. It was damaged on 15th August 1940 when attacked by enemy aircraft off the Bridlington / Scarborough coast, the crew were able to fly it back to Driffield where Cat.R/FB damage was recorded. The damage was apparently repaired on site in the bomb-damaged Driffield airfield by a team from The Bristol Aeroplane Co. Ltd. and returned to Catterick. It arrived back a Catterick just as 219 Squadron were being transferred to Redhill in October 1940 so it was taken on charge by 600 Squadron who moved into Catterick on 12th October 1940. In February 1941 600 Squadron ceased operating Blenheim MkIf's so the aircraft was flown into MU storage. The record from this point becomes unclear but it was at some point taken on charge by the R.A.F.C. at Cranwell and its only record after that is that it crashed on 3rd October 1944 and sustained Cat.E damage but no details are known or where the crash occurred.