ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224030
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| Date: | Saturday 11 November 1939 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley B Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N1364 |
| MSN: | AWA.1528 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bouxurulles, 6 km SW of Charmes, Vosges -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Villeneuve-les-Vertus Aerodrome, 3.4 miles NE of Vertus, Marne |
| Villeneuve-les-Vertus Aerodrome, 3.4 miles NE of Vertus, Marne | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley B.Mk.II N1364 (KN-A) of 77 Squadron, RAF. Written off (destroyed) when lost on combat operations on the night of 10-11.11.39. The crew was returning to his base in Villeneuve-les-Vertus following a "Nickel" (leaflet dropping) mission over Frankfurt. En route, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field located in Bouxurulles, 6 km southwest of Charmes, Vosges, France. All five crew were killed.
Crew:
Pilot: Squadron Leader JAMES ALDO BARTLETT BEGG, RAF 29158 (Killed)
Crew: Sgt RICHARD WALSH, RAF 564425 (Killed)
Crew: Sgt CHARLES THOMAS, RAF 550369 (Killed)
Crew: AC.1 HARRY TAYLOR, RAF 537970 (Killed)
Crew: AC.1 HARRY LAYBOURNE, RAF 525796 (Killed)
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/45: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14142128
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-armstrong-whitworth-aw38-whitley-v-bouxurulles-5-killed
3. http://www.aviationheritage.org/view_aircraft.asp?id=29056
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2346663/begg,-james-aldo-bartlett/
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2346675/walsh,-richard/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2346674/thomas,-charles/
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2346673/taylor,-harry/
8. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2346668/laybourne,-harry/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2019 19:25 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 19-Apr-2019 10:35 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 03-Jun-2019 23:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
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