ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22189
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 September 1940 |
| Time: | 22:10 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P5011 |
| MSN: | MH-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | field beside the Great North Road at RAF Dishforth, Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
(MH-K) The aircraft was taking off when it failed to become airborne it then ran through a fence losing its undercarriage and tailplane and finished up in a field
741867 Sgt John Purdie Wilson RAFVR pilot ok
Sgt J E Tilson RAFVR pilot ok
Sgt N Atkins RAFVR observer ok
Sgt H Gregson RAFVR wireless operator ok
Sources:
Whitley production list
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 May 1940 | N1408 | 51 Sqn RAF | 0 | Kolenfeld, Wunstorf, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2008 23:22 | Anon. | Added |
| 04-Feb-2012 08:32 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2012 09:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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