Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley crash, Oct 28, 1939, Fr...
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley accident on October 28, 1939 near France with no fatalities. Cause: Severe icing led the captain to order the crew to...
- Date: October 28, 1939
- Aircraft: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
- Location: France
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Severe icing led the captain to order the crew to bail out.
A 51 Squadron Whitley left Villeneuve les Vertus on 27 October 1939 bound for Munich. On the return flight in icing conditions over eastern France the captain ordered the crew to bail out, and the aircraft crashed in an open field.