ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22180
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| Date: | Sunday 15 September 1940 |
| Time: | 19:38 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P4966 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 miles off Spurn Head, East Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, Yorkshire |
The aircraft took off at 1938hrs and was returning from operations on Antwerp when it was forced to ditch after the starboard engine failed 20 miles off Spurn Head, East Yorkshire all rescued by Minesweeper trawler HMS Kurd FY639
Crew:
32099 S/Ldr Kenneth Francis Ferguson RAF pilot ok
741897 Sgt Charles Stanley Rogers RAFVR pilot ok
747914 Sgt Walter Fraser RAFVR observer ok
Sgt Ernest Cummings wireless operator ok
966637 Sgt Mark Alfred Niman air gunner ok DFM GAzetted 6 June 1941
S/L Ferguson (then a Wing Commander) and Sgt Rogers killed 13th November 1940, Whitley T4230 of 10 Squadron.
Sources:
ORB 10 Sqdn RAF
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2008 23:22 | Anon. | Added |
| 03-Jun-2015 07:04 | Rata | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2023 06:34 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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