ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22223
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| Date: | Monday 16 December 1940 |
| Time: | 03:50 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T4226 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 miles off Scarborough, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe |
(KN-J) The aircraft took off at 1704hrs for operations on Berlin but crashed on return into the sea
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2008 10:22 | Anon. | Added |
| 05-Sep-2010 06:15 | Mosquito | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-May-2013 07:30 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
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