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| Date: | Saturday 17 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N1382 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hochlichtspitze, Near Lech -
 Austria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, UK |
Crashed into a mountain during a bombing attack on Augsburg, Germany. All five occupants died in the crash.
Sources:
http://regiowiki.at/wiki/Absturz_einer_Armstrong_Whitworth_Whitley_bei_Lech_am_17._August_1940
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?2776-Whitley-N1385-crash-in-Alps
http://www.bundesheer.at/download_archiv/pdfs/missing_in_action.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2016 17:35 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Aug-2017 09:30 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Registration, Location, Source, ] |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 02-Nov-2018 19:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 01-Mar-2019 17:35 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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