ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237213
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| Date: | Monday 17 May 1943 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: | Armstrong A.W.38 Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 24 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | BD204 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Rhyl, Flintshire, North Wales, -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honeybourne, Worcestershire |
| RAF Honeybourne, Worcestershire |
During a navigation exercise out of RAF Honeybourne, Worcestershire, the port engine failed and an emergency landing was carried out on the mudflats near Rhyl, Flintshire, North Wales. The aircrew safely evacuated the aircraft with Sgt. J. W. Clark, RAF and Sgt. J. A. Inverarity RCAF sustaining injuries.
The section of rear fuselage and door BD204 was later salvaged from the aircraft and used as an animal pen and is on display in the Wartime Aircraft Recovery Group Aviation Museum, Sleap Airfield, Shropshire
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/projects.htm
Wartime Aircraft Recovery Group Aviation Museum.
Images:
Sleap Airfield (EGCV), Harmer Hill Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK. - 28th July 2013
Sleap Airfield (EGCV), Harmer Hill Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK. - 28th July 2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2020 23:05 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 22-Jun-2020 10:29 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 30-Jun-2020 15:45 | MIG21 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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