ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208256
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 May 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley B Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | K7190 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley I K7190, 10 Squadron, RAF Dishforth: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 2/5/39 when stalled after take-off, from RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire, and dived into the ground at low altitude. Both crew killed:
Sgt Henry Albert Donald (aged 24) killed
Sgt Eric Cecil James Fryer (aged 26) killed
According to the official Air Ministry announcement in "Flight" magazine (May 11, 1939 page 480 - see link #4)
"FLYING ACCIDENTS
Sgt. Henry Albert Donald (pilot) and Sgt. Eric Cecil James Fryer lost their lives in an accident which occurred in Yorkshire, on May 2, to an aircraft of No. 10 Squadron"
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft K1000-K9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1976 page 58)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?18054-10-Sqn-accident-Dishforth-May-2nd-1939
4. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1939/1939%20-%201415.html?search=flying%20accidents
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2018 23:22 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Mar-2018 15:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2018 15:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 28-Mar-2018 15:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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