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| Date: | Sunday 4 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P4941 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Aislaby Carr, Riseborough near Pickering, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
(EY-D) Aircraft was short of fuel after operations to an oil refinery at Cologne, unable to pinpoint base due to a thick layer of fog the pilot belly landed his aircraft before his fuel finally ran out
40141 F/O D Stewart u201CStewu201D Robertson (Canada) pilot RAF ok
36263 P/O Michael Lomax Stedman (New Zealand) pilot RAF ok
581204 Sgt Robert Victor Collinge RAF observer ok
620573 Sgt F A Barton RAF wireless operator ok
42359 F/Lt N W McLeod RAF air gunner ok
Sources:
ORB 78 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2008 23:23 | Anon. | Added |
| 23-Jan-2012 03:34 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2024 11:03 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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