Dishforth AFB

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T4217

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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Dishforth - Dishforth

MSN:

1890

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1843LT on February 11 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, the crew were unable to pinpoint their position and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed near RAF Bircham Newton. All five crew members were rescued, among them three were injured.
Crew:
Sgt R. A. Congdon,
P/O N. E. Sharp,
Sgt D. Mathewman,
Sgt L. J. Allum,
Sgt Salt.

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

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1941

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P5013

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Dishforth - Dishforth

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1735

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1840LT on February 11 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, the crew were unable to comply with the diversion order and abandoned the aircraft that crashed in the Hatfield Military Camp located northeast of Doncaster. All five crew members survived, among them two were injured.
Crew:
Sgt J. Garnett,
Sgt Beddows,
Sgt Hughes,
Sgt Carter,
Sgt Halsall.

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

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1941

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P4981

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Dishforth - Dishforth

MSN:

1703

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1830LT on February 11 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, the crew was instructed to divert to RAF Drem but encountered poor weather conditions. While over Yorkshire, the airplane ran out fuel and was abandoned by the crew. All five crew members were uninjured and the airplane crashed in the vicinity of Grimethorpe.
Crew:
Sgt D. L. Boyer,
P/O F. T. Flower,
Sgt W. F. Hurst,
Sgt P. Radford,
Sgt J. N. A. James.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

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

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1941

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Registration:

P4974

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Survivors:

Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Dishforth - Dishforth

MSN:

1701

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1842LT on February 11 on an operation to Bremen. While returning to base the following night, the crew was instructed to divert to RAF Drem but encountered poor weather conditions. While over North of England, the airplane ran out fuel and was abandoned by the crew. All five crew members were uninjured and the airplane continued until it probably crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
Sgt I. H. Fenton,
Sgt Clark,
P/O J. Carter,
Sgt J. R. Wanbon,
Sgt J. P. S. Henderson.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

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)

Operator:

Registration:

T4270

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Survivors:

Yes

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Dishforth - Dishforth

MSN:

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

MSN:

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

MSN:

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

MSN:

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 near RAF Lindholme: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 1, 1941 at 2200 LT

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