Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley crash, Oct 15, 1939, Ga...
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley accident on October 15, 1939 near Garton on the Wolds East Yorkshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: October 15, 1939
- Aircraft: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
- Location: Garton on the Wolds East Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Failure of the starboard elevator trim tab caused a dive at low level.
Whitley K8958 of 102 Squadron crashed at Garton on the Wolds, about two miles north of Driffield airfield, shortly after takeoff on a training flight on 15 October 1939. The aircraft was badly damaged and written off, and all of the crew escaped uninjured.