Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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N1473

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Driffield - Driffield

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1613

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2000LT on August 24 on a mission over Augsburg. While flying over the Netherlands at night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Vijfhuizen around 0300LT, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Charles James Drogo Montagu, pilot,
Sgt James Walter Ward, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Trevor Penny, observer,
Sgt Edwin Jack Clarke, wireless operator air gunner,
Sgt Arthur Frank Webber, wireless operator air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1940 at 0237 LT

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P4968

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Dishforth - Dishforth

MSN:

1695

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth to bomb an electricity power station on operation 'Zohornewitz'. After a successful mission, the crew was returning to his base when he sent a distress call at 0142LT. At 0237LT, the airplane crashed into the Markermeer off Horn.
Crew:
P/O Peter Gascoyne Brodie,
Sgt Ronald Entwistle,
P/O Theodore Faire Storrier Johnson,
Sgt Walter Arthur Kelham,
Sgt G. P. White.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V at RAF Cottam

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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N1355

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Military

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Driffield - Cottam

MSN:

1519

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1939

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On final approach, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane collided with a fence, causing the undercarriage to be torn off. The airplane landed on its belly and slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest. All five crew members evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (77th Squadron):
Sgt James Walter Ward, pilot,
AC1 M. J. Hood,
AC1 D. P. Starbuck,
AC1 F. N. Sheppard +1.

Probable cause:

Too low approach.

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

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1940 at 0326 LT

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P4955

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Leeming - Leeming

MSN:

1682

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2034LT on August 16 to attack the Zeiss works. It was hit by the German Flak over Jena and the crew sent a distress call at 0324LT. Two minutes later, the aircraft crash landed in a field located in Rijsbergen, about 8 km southwest from Breda. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/O William Maxwell Nixon, pilot,
F/O Peter George Whitby, pilot,
Sgt Herbert Walter Bradley, navigator,
Sgt Ernest Richard Holmes, radio operator,
Sgt Alan Milburn Somerville, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1940

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P4986

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Dishforth - Dishforth

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1708

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2010LT on August 16 to bomb an oil plant located in Böhlen. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Peine. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt John Stanley Scott, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Allen Beale, pilot,
Sgt Peter Duncan Salmon, radio operator,
Sgt Roy Desmond Edward Clarke, observer,
Sgt Harry Haggett, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley on Mt Hochlichtspitze: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1940

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N1382

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Mountains

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Driffield - Driffield

MSN:

1546

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Driffield at 2011LT on August 16 to bomb an aircraft factory located in Augsburg, Bavaria. The crew encountered poor weather conditions and apparently deviated from the prescribed route when the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Hochlichtspitze (2,600 metres high) located about 143 km southwest from Augsburg. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Mark Hubbard Rogers, pilot,
Sgt Maurice William James Pollard, pilot,
Sgt Sidney George Jermond, observer,
Sgt Walter Frank Haywood, wireless operator,
Sgt James Patterson, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Milan: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1940

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N1497

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Abingdon - Abingdon

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1637

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1939

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The airplane departed RAF Abingdon in the evening of August 15 to bomb an aircraft factory located in Milan, Italy. It is believed that it was shot down by the Italian Flak while approaching the target area and crash landed. The pilot was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Kenneth Hesketh Higson, pilot, †
Sgt D. W. Green,
Sgt Henry JohnDavis,
P/O Albert Ernest Victor Oliver,
Sgt A. Millington.

Probable cause:

Possibly shot down by the Italian Flak.

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

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1940

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P5044

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Driffield - Driffield

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1756

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth to bomb an oil storage depot located in Bec d'Ambès, about 22 km north of Bordeaux. While returning to its base, the airplane collided with the cables of a barrage balloon and crashed in Langley. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Robert Butler MacGregor, pilot,
F/O William Alan Stenhouse, pilot,
Sgt Claude Lionel Geoffrey Hood, observer,
Sgt John Burrow, wireless operator,
Sgt Harold Davies, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

In-flight collision with the cables of a barrage balloon.

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

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1940

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P4982

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