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| Date: | Wednesday 22 July 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 51 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z9215 |
| MSN: | MH-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Irish Sea, 60 miles off Harland Point, Devon, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chivenor |
Both engines failed and caught fire. Pilot ditched in North Sea. crew were rescued by Royal Navy destroyer L115.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner succumbed to wounds the next day while in hospital.
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=Z9215
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?25429-51-Sqn-Whitley-lost-on-22-July-1942
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=71718
http://yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york42/z9215.html
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C17478784
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2019 18:41 | tachel | Added |
| 16-Dec-2019 19:30 | tachel | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-May-2020 19:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 07-May-2020 20:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 20-Nov-2020 12:12 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
| 17-Feb-2022 07:52 | redsix1 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 15-May-2024 10:24 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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