Accident Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V Z6667,
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Date:Saturday 5 July 1941
Time:02:40 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic whtl model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V
Owner/operator:10 OTU RAF
Registration: Z6667
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Chiselhampton Hill near Stadhampton, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft was engaged in a training sortie when it was engaged by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Heinz Strüning of the 1./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88C from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands. The wreckage caught fire on impact.

For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/lynch-arthur.html
Google Maps

Revision history:

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