ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22193
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Date: | Thursday 29 August 1940 |
Time: | 00:35 |
Type: | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
Registration: | N1489 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Hayhills Farm, Silsden Moor, West Yorkshire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Driffield |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:(DY-C) The aircraft was on a cross-country exercise to the Isle of Man and back, when it encountered bad visibility and flew into high ground
742082 Sgt Norman Kelvin Bott RAFVR pilot killed
42828 P/O Alexander William Fletcher RAF pilot killed
747490 Sgt Charles William Cavey Fleming Harrison RAFVR observer killed
550484 Sgt Alan Steel RAF wireless operator killed
Sgt L G Smalley air gunner injured
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
04-Aug-2008 23:22 |
Anon. |
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26-Jun-2012 15:13 |
Nepa |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
26-Jun-2012 15:13 |
Nepa |
Updated [[Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative]] |
31-May-2013 16:16 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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