Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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Z6815

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Plain, Valley

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Leeming - Leeming

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2154LT on August 8 on an operation to Kiel. Approaching Sylt Island, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Hörnum. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Bayley, pilot,
P/O Maurice Littlewood, pilot,
P/O John Emrys Evans, observer,
Sgt Norman Moores, wireless operator,
Sgt Ralph Thomas Timms, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V into the North Sea

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1941

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Z6655

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Middleton St George - Middleton St George

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2089

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George at 2219LT on August 8 on an operation to Kiel. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak and severely damaged. Unable to make the English coast, the crew ditched the airplane some 78 miles northeast of Blyth. All five crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt J. W. Bell,
Sgt Pindon,
Sgt Buttell,
Sgt R. Boucher,
Sgt Porter.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V at RAF Linton-on-Ouse

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1941 at 0557 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Z6835

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse

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2195

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2235LT on August 6 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following morning, it overshot the runway and crashed into a hangar. All five crew members were injured.
Crew:
P/O E. D. Comber-Higgs,
P/O A. A. Law,
Sgt C. O. Steggall,
Sgt B. J. Kemp,
Sgt D. J. Bush.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Bradenham

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1941 at 0300 LT

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Z6808

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Dishforth – Dishforth

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2168

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2208LT on August 6 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following night, the crew encountered severe icing conditions. The airplane was abandoned by the crew over Swanton Morley Airfield then crashed in Bradenham. All five crew members escaped uninjured.
Crew:
Sgt R. L. Bradshaw,
P/O G. E. Pinney,
Sgt C. Ganley,
P/O J. F. C. Gallaher,
Sgt G. F. Keen.

Probable cause:

Abandoned due to severe icing conditions.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Heeze: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1941 at 0219 LT

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Z6488

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Dishforth – Dishforth

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2000

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2200LT on August 6 on an operation to Frankfurt. Passing over the Netherlands, it was shot down by the pilot of a Me.110 and crashed near Heeze. A crew was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt George Haines, observer, †
Sgt Ronald Jack Allen,
P/O Francis Theophilus Clayton,
Sgt Peter E. Tripp,
Sgt Arthur Raymond Brooke Ward.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1941

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T4158

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Middleton St George - Middleton St George

MSN:

1851

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Middleton St George in the evening of August 6 on an operation to Frankfurt. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea some 12 km off Dunkirk. All five crew members were rescued by HSL145 from Dover.
Crew:
Sgt J. Bell,
P/O I. A. N. Atchinson,
Sgt R. J. Harwood,
Sgt C. B. McMullan,
Sgt H. E. G. Elliott.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Alveston: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1941 at 1345 LT

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Z6740

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Training

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Plain, Valley

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2128

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1941

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While on a training exercise, the airplane suffered an in-flight fire and crashed in Alveston. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Alexander William Ogston, pilot,
P/O John Askey Quick, pilot,
P/O Anthony Winslow Tomlinson, observer,
Sgt Hector John MacLean, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry John Gibbs, air gunner.

Probable cause:

The accident was the consequence of an in-flight fire which resulted in a structural failure of the main plane.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Meulebeke

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1941

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Z6826

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Topcliffe - Topcliffe

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2186

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1941

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The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2207LT on August 5 on an operation to Frankfurt. After bombing Koblenz as an alternative target, the airplane was returning to base when it was shot down by the German Flak. All five crew members bailed out and became PoW. One of them evaded.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Gordon Baser,
Sgt Michael Bonaventure Cyrille Delaney,
P/O Ivan Arnold Kayes,
Sgt William Frederick Thuell,
Sgt Albert David Day.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Liège: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1941

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