ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22177
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 September 1940 |
| Time: | 20:59 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 58 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N1470 |
| MSN: | GE-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | New Farm, ½ a mile north of RAF Linton on Ouse, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Linton on Ouse |
(GE-J) The aircraft crashed on take off then caught fire and the bomb load exploded
580050 Sgt Herbert Cornish RAF pilot killed
41638 P/O Arnold Irwin Watterson RAF (Canada) pilot killed
581192 Sgt Leslie Hambleton Taylor RAF observer killed
Sgt Fowie wireless operator injured
Sgt Chamberlain air gunner injured
Sources:
Whitley production list
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 January 1941 | N1521 | 58 Sqn RAF | 5 | Zwanenwater (lake), Callantsoog, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 8 September 1941 | Z6836 | 58 Sqn RAF | 5 | west of Neuenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (claim location) |  |
w/o |
| 27 December 1941 | Z9210 | 58 Sqn RAF | 5 | Repelerstraße street in Moers, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2008 23:22 | Anon. | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 04:49 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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