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Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Liverpool

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
P5095
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
MSN:
1803
YOM:
1940
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following a bombing mission over Milan, Italy, the crew was returning to base when he lost his orientation due to poor weather conditions. After the airplane ran out of fuel, the captain decided to ditch the aircraft in the Mersey, off Liverpool. All five occupants were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (51st Squadron):
Sgt Anthony Denis Wright, pilot,
P/O Stanley Gordon Hookway, pilot,
Sgt Taylor, observer,
Sgt McKenzie, wireless operator,
Sgt Kelby, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-3 near Liverpool

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7T+AH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2783
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in an operation to Liverpool. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Walter Stirnar, pilot,
Lt Heinrich Würdemann, observer,
Uffz Martin Küttner, mechanic,
Uffz Fritz Schörnigh, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z in Liverpool

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7T+CL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1211
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in Liverpool following a wrong localization on part of the crew. There were no casualties.