Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley crash, Dec 18, 1939 (3 killed)
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley accident on December 18, 1939 near Abingdon AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom with 3 fatalities. Cause: Struck a tree...
- Date: December 18, 1939
- Aircraft: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
- Location: Abingdon AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Struck a tree while flying at low level.
A 97 Squadron Whitley on a training flight from RAF Abingdon struck a tree while flying low and crashed inverted and burned in a field near Kingston Bagpuize. All three crew were killed.