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| Date: | Thursday 13 May 1943 |
| Time: | 18:35 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 81 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | EB338 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Alsop en le Dale, Derbyshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Whitchurch Heath, Shropshire |
| RAF Whitchurch Heath |
Crashed during attempted forced-landing after suffering engine failure.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flying Officer Ernest James Bull RAFVR 68766 (NCO:919562 : Commission Gazetted Friday 11 July, 1941) [Injured]
Bomb Aimer : Sergeant Gordon Belec RCAF R/143569 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Spencer Otty RAFVR 1310459 [Injured]
Sergeant Edwin Fuller Harris RAF 1582089 [Injured]
Sergeant Timothy Kennedy RAF [Injured]
Sergeant Norman James Prime RNZAF [Injured]
Sources:
www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/peak-district/armstrong-whitworth-whitley-eb338-alsop-en-le-dale/
cwgc.org
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2020 07:32 | ordavies | Added |
| 14-Jun-2020 21:33 | Allach | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 12-May-2024 07:10 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-May-2024 10:54 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Damage, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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