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Wiltshire

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

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1941 at 0450 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6643
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
2077
YOM:
1941
Location:
Aldbourne
Wiltshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2157LT on July 23 on an operation to La Pallice, west of La Rochelle. While returning to base the following night, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Aldbourne. All four crew members were injured.
Crew:
F/L F. A. Dury,
Sgt D. R. Brown,
Sgt D. V. Flavell,
Sgt Whittam.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Aldbourne

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD825
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
Location:
Aldbourne
Wiltshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hemswell at 1535LT on an operation to Brest. Hit by the German Flak, the crew returning to base and eventually abandoned the airplane that crashed in Aldbourne, southeast of Swindon. All five crew members were rescued, among them one was injured by enemy fire.
Crew:
Sgt .L .W Metcalfe,
Sgt F. A. Armstrong,
Sgt O. W. J. Pearce,
Sgt W. Butler.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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