Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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T4168

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Belfast - Belfast

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1861

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1940

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The airplane departed Belfast-Aldergrove Airport at 0923LT to search for tugs looking for bombed ships. While returning to base the following night, the crew got lost and abandoned the airplane that crashed on Glenard Hill, some 10 km east of Buncrana. Three crew members were killed after they parachuted in the Lough Foyle. Two others were interned.
Crew:
F/O Leslie John Ward,
P/O Edward Ian Croucher Johnson, pilot, †
Sgt James Edgar Hogg, †
Sgt George Victor Jefferson,
Sgt Lewis Greenwood. †

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Anna Paulowna

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1941 at 2115 LT

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Z6462

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Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse

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1974

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1745LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While flying over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in Anna Paulowna. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Albert Ernest Barlow,
F/O John Henry Frampton,
Sgt Richard Phillip London,
Sgt C. H. Steven,
Sgt Ronald Malcolm Wade.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1941 at 2115 LT

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T4220

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Leeming - Leeming

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1893

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1832LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. It was lost without trace, maybe after it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Henry Beaucourt Skyrme,
Sgt John Eustache Rowlett,
Sgt George Charles Sandland,
Sgt Eric Downing Polkinghorne,
Sgt Leonard Peter Brookman.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Callantsoog: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1941 at 2246 LT

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N1521

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Plain, Valley

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Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse

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1649

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1755LT on an operation to Wilhelmshaven. While flying over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near Callantsoog. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William Edgar Peers, pilot,
Sgt Howard Piper Shipley, pilot,
P/O Melville Percy Griffiths, observer,
Sgt Robert James Couser, wireless operator,
Sgt Robert Fortune Jamieson Duncan, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V at RAF Dishforth: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1941 at 0043 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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T4270

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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Dishforth - Dishforth

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1923

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1730LT on January 9 on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. While returning to base the following night, it crashed on approach for unknown reasons, bursting into flames. Two crew were seriously injured and three others were killed. One of the two survivors died two days later from injuries sustained.
Crew:
P/O Gerald Frederick Shaw, pilot, †
Sgt Harold George Soffe, pilot, †
Sgt William Morgan Hyslop, wireless operator, †
Sgt Ken Leon Minassian, wireless operator, †
Sgt B. A. Hart.

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

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1941 at 2318 LT

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T4203

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Plain, Valley

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Dishforth – Dishforth

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1876

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1757LT on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. In the late evening, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Ubbergen, in the suburb of Nijmegen. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Arthur Smith, pilot,
Sgt Standley Hudson Burley, pilot,
Sgt Lawrence Dudley Norman, observer,
Sgt Arthur William Astle, wireless operator,
Sgt Victor Tarrant, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in South Molton

Date & Time: Jan 4, 1941 at 0340 LT

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P4937

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Dishforth - Dishforth

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1664

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1700LT on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, the crew encountered technical problems with the w/t system and abandoned the airplane that crashed in South Molton. All five crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
P/O P. S. James,
Sgt L. R. Blackwell,
Sgt R. J. Garlish,
Sgt C. E. Simpson,
Sgt N. M. Chadwick.

Probable cause:

Aircraft abandoned due to w/t failure.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 4, 1941

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P5060

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Dishforth - Dishforth

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1772

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1705LT on an operation to Bremen. It was lost without trace and maybe crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Anthony Denis Wright,
P/O Richard William Trehern,
Sgt Charles Grindlay Sinclair,
Sgt John Desmond Lamb Kelly,
Sgt Charles Thomas Swaffield.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Withernsea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 2, 1941 at 1802 LT

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T4227

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