ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22171
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 October 1940 |
| Time: | 04:30 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T4143 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Green Dikes Farm, Bagby and Thirsk, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
(ZA-J) The aircraft took off at 1727hrs it was partially abandoned in thick cloud and out of fuel during return flight from operations on a synthetic oil plant at Stettin, crashed and burnt out
37989 F/Lt Dennis Brendon Geoffrey Tomlinson RAF pilot ok
Sgt Byrne RAF pilot ok
79372 P/O Robert James Dickinson RAFVR observer killed
901776 Sgt Leslie Peter Neville RAFVR wireless operator killed
Sgt Somerville RAFVR air gunner ok
Sources:
National Archives Kew 10 Squadron REcord of Events Doc AIR27/141/28 page 9
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2008 23:22 | Anon. | Added |
| 30-Mar-2014 17:37 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
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