Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Beusichem: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 18, 1940 at 0100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
N1463
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Lonton-on-Ouse
MSN:
1603
YOM:
1939
Location:
Beusichem
Gelderland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2140LT on June 17 on a bombing mission over Gelsenkirchen. While cruising at night over Netherlands, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed in Beusichem, near the Lek River. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Gordon James Ford, pilot, †
Sgt H. P. Maguire,
Sgt Eric Jones-Roberts, observer, †
Sgt A. E. Furze,
Sgt F. S. Staley.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

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

Date & Time: May 24, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
N1361
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Lonton-on-Ouse
MSN:
1525
YOM:
1939
Location:
Ochamps
Luxembourg
Country:
Belgium
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While on a reconnaissance mission over La Capelle, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Ochamps. A crewman was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Ian Ledoux McLaren, pilot,
Sgt James Ronald Mirfin, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt John Buckfield, wireless operator and air gunner,
LAC John Spencer, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC1 H. Wilkinson, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Apr 30, 1940 at 2355 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
N1465
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
MSN:
1605
YOM:
1939
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2045LT to bomb Stavanger. While overflying the North Sea at night, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. No trace was ever found.
Crew (58th Squadron):
Sgt Cecil Robert Heayes,
Sgt Leonard Frank Tomlinson,
Sgt Harvey Alderson Peel,
Cpl Patrick Harold Devereux Ditmas,
AC1 David Robertson.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley III at RAF Linton-on-Ouse: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1939 at 1050 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
K9001
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - York
MSN:
1454
YOM:
1939
Location:
Linton-on-Ouse AFB
North Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a positioning flight to York on behalf of the 51st Squadron. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of some 200 feet, the aircraft yawed to the right, stalled and crashed in a huge explosion. Both pilots were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Frank Hugo Griffiths,
Sgt Bernard Mullins.
Probable cause:
The cause of the accident was attributed to the elevator locks being left in place. The crew failed to properly follow the start up checklist.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley III at RAF Linton-on-Ouse: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1939 at 2359 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
K8970
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Lonton-on-Ouse
MSN:
1423
YOM:
1938
Location:
Linton-on-Ouse AFB
North Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse on a night training exercice. After takeoff, the airplane collided with trees and crashed. A crew member was slightly injured while four others were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Edward James Bruce Russell Gillespie, †
Sgt David John Wood, †
AC1 Philip Henry Cook, †
AC1 Thomas William Clarkson, †
AC1 William McGlen Stewart Harkness.

Crash of a Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley II near RAF Linton-on-Ouse: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
K7261
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Lonton-on-Ouse
MSN:
1249
YOM:
1938
Location:
Linton-on-Ouse AFB
North Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While completing a local exercice out from RAF Linton-on-Ouse, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a field located in Aldwark, some 3 km north of the airbase. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
P/O Franklin Gordon Hanlan,
AC1 Christopher Peter Timothy Bowring,
F/Sgt Frank Clifford Noyes,
AC1 Andrew Moffat Fleming.
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