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

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
T4159
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
MSN:
1852
YOM:
1940
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1710LT on an operation to Mannheim. It is believed that it crashed in the sea off Torbay. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew:
Sgt Stronach Vivian Smith,
Sgt Keith Leonard Watson,
Sgt Alistair Gowling-Scopes,
Sgt James Rowlands,
Sgt John William Chamberlain.