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

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941 at 0530 LT
Operator:
Registration:
Z6648
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
2082
YOM:
1941
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2026LT on September 2 on an operation to Frankfurt. While returning to base the following morning, it crash landed at Chellaston on the southern outskirts of Derby. All five crew members escaped with minor injuries.
Crew:
Sgt D. W. Mercer,
Sgt Gardiner,
Sgt Armstrong,
Sgt Hemming,
Sgt Taylor.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Chellaston

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L1112
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Cranfield - Cranfield
MSN:
8395
YOM:
1938
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, the airplane suffered an engine failure, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. After landing in a field, the aircraft struck a ditch and came to rest. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.