Incident Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk IV K9022,
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Date:Sunday 3 March 1940
Time:22:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic whtl model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk IV
Owner/operator:10 Sqn RAF
Registration: K9022
MSN: ZA-M
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Dishforth
Destination airport:RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire
Narrative:
Whitley +(ZA-M) Cross Country Training flight. The aircraft overshot the runway during a landing and crashed into a field at Dishforth 22:10hrs
Crew:
Pilot: 564740 Sgt Leslie Arthur Keast
2nd Pilot: 580022 Sgt Walter Stanley Hilary
Observer: 580910 Sgt John Jacob Myers
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 611204 LAC Robert Edward Nicholson
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: 550746 LAC John Patrick D'Arley Mitchell

Sources:

ORB 10 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Aug-2008 09:55 Anon. Added
03-Jun-2015 06:55 Taylor Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
26-May-2022 07:15 Anon. Updated [Cn, Total occupants, Departure airport, Narrative]

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