Incident Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V P4952,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22173
 
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Date:Tuesday 15 October 1940
Time:05:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic whtl model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V
Owner/operator:10 Sqn RAF
Registration: P4952
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Watson Walls, Watch Crags near Bellingham, Northumberland -   United Kingdom
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Leeming, Yorkshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
(ZA-H) The aircraft took off at 1733hrs and was returning from operations on a synthetic oil plant at Stettin, lost and low on fuel when it was abandoned the crew landimg near Lady Hill
Crew:
32099 S/Ldr Kenneth Francis Ferguson RAF pilot ok
741897 Sgt Charles Stanley Rogers RAF pilot ok
747914 Sgt Walter Fraser RAF observer ok
Sgt Ernest Cummings wireless RAF operator ok
966637 Sgt Mark Alfred Niman RAF air gunner ok

Sources:

ORB 10 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Aug-2008 23:22 Anon. Added
03-Jun-2015 07:06 Rata Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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