ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17927
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 August 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley 8 |
| Owner/operator: | British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) |
| Registration: | G-AGDU |
| MSN: | AW.1126 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Whitchurch Airport, Whitchurch, Bristol, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Whitchurch Airport, Whitchurch, Gloucestershire |
Ex-RAF Whitley Z9208 of 58 Squadron: one of the fifteen Whitleys transferred to British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) for their proposed UK-Lisbon-Gibraltar service. Two of these Whitleys were ex-58 Squadron aircraft (Z6660/G-AGDW and Z9208/G-AGDU). There were actually three "Z" serial Whitleys (the other was Z9216/G-AGDV). They where returned to the RAF without modifications, which entailed removal of turrets and all military equipment.
To civil markings as G-AGDU 17/3/1942 (C of R 9353/1; C of A 6941) to BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire. Registration breifely cancelled 15/4/42, but restored (C of R 9353/2) on 27642 to same owner.
Substantially damaged at Whitchurch, Bristol, Gloucestershire on 12/8/1942. Civil registration G-AGDU cancelled 20/8/1942 as "handed back to the RAF (damaged)". Repaired and returned to service with the RAF (with 61 OTU) and finally Struck Off Charge 31/5/1945
Sources:
1. The Whitley File (R.N. Roberts, Air Britain, 1986 p.44)
2. http://britishaviation-ptp.com/aw38.html
3. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AGDU.pdf
4. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?21317-58-Squadron-Whitley-to-Malta-(December-1941)&p=124719#post124719
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_(Whitchurch)_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Dec-2012 10:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2014 22:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants] |
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