Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley crash, Apr 17, 1940, Gr...
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley accident on April 17, 1940 near Grantown-on-Spey Moray (Elginshire), United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: The...
- Date: April 17, 1940
- Aircraft: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
- Location: Grantown-on-Spey Moray (Elginshire), United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft ran out of fuel on the return flight.
Whitley N1387 of 77 Squadron flew from Kinloss on a reconnaissance mission over Trondheim Vaernes airport. On the return flight it ran out of fuel and crash landed at Grantown on Spey, and the aircraft was written off with no fatalities.