ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22170
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 October 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T4206 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe |
| RAF Topcliffe |
(KN-A) The aircraft took off at 17:40hrs and was returning from operations on a synthetic oil plant at Stettin when after joining a u2018tight' circuit it undershot the runway and crashed into a tree
37373 S/Ldr George Roderick Hartwell Black RAF pilot killed
534642 Sgt Thomas Edward Coogan RAF pilot injured
Sgt Boddington observer injured
Sgt Garwood wireless operator injured
Sgt Woodroffe air gunner injured
Sources:
Whitley production list
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2008 23:22 | Anon. | Added |
| 09-May-2013 06:34 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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