Blackburn B-26 Botha crash, Aug 27, 1941 (18 killed), Bla...
Blackburn B-26 Botha accident on August 27, 1941 near Blackpool Lancashire, United Kingdom with 18 fatalities. Cause: The Defiant broke formation and...
- Date: August 27, 1941
- Aircraft: Blackburn B-26 Botha
- Location: Blackpool Lancashire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 18
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The Defiant broke formation and struck the Botha during the formation exercise.
A Blackburn Botha of No. 3 School of General Reconnaissance was struck by a Boulton Paul Defiant of No. 256 Squadron during formation practice over Blackpool on 27 August 1941. The Botha crashed through the roof of Blackpool Central Station, and eighteen people died in total, including all three occupants of the Botha and both pilots of the Defiant.