Blackburn B-26 Botha crash, Feb 24, 1940, Ryde Isle of Wight
Blackburn B-26 Botha accident on February 24, 1940 near Ryde Isle of Wight, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Engine failure over the Solent...
- Date: February 24, 1940
- Aircraft: Blackburn B-26 Botha
- Location: Ryde Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine failure over the Solent forced the crew to ditch.
A Blackburn Botha of the Torpedo Development Unit at RAF Gosport lost an engine while on a torpedo drop practice over the Solent on 24 February 1940. All four crew got into a dinghy before the aircraft sank.