ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22164
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| Date: | Saturday 26 October 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T4136 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | S of Ebberston, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton on Ouse |
(DY-H) The aircraft took off at 1727hrs to attack an oil refining plant at Politz, Stettin. Abandoned by crew out of fuel on return and then crashed near a railway track
Crew:-
Pilot : Pilot Officer Jack Simon Gustav Crawford RAF 42197
2nd Pilot : Pilot Officer Edward Read Osborn RAF 43644
Observer : Sergeant Walter 'Wally' Livesey RAF 524173
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant George Edward West RAF 620494
Rear Gunner : Sergeant R Adams RAF
Sources:
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2008 23:22 | Anon. | Added |
| 30-Nov-2012 04:24 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 31-May-2013 16:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 26-Oct-2023 06:53 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Operator, Location]] |
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