ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22166
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| Date: | Monday 21 October 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P5095 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles off the River Mersey, in Liverpool Bay, Lancashire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton on Ouse |
The aircraft lost out of fuel in bad weather returning from operations on Milan, ditched in shallow water,
742730 Sgt Anthony Denis Wright RAFVR pilot ok
84339 P/O Stanley Gordon Hookway RAFVR pilot ok
Sgt Taylor observer ok
Sgt McKenzie wireless operator ok
Sgt Kelby, air gunner ok
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2008 23:22 | Anon. | Added |
| 04-Feb-2012 08:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
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