ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22219
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| Date: | Monday 23 December 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 58 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P5098 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton on Ouse |
| RAF Dishforth |
(GE-Q) The aircraft took off at 1725hrs and was returning early from operations on Boulogne with equipment failure when it collided with parked Lysander R9100 (4 Sqn) while landing and caught fire
F/O Creswell Montague Clementi pilot ok
Sgt Large pilot ok
Sgt Brown observer ok
Sgt Jennings wireless operator ok
938783 Sgt Irwin Geoffrey Johnson air gunner killed
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2008 10:22 | Anon. | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 04:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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