Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley crash, Apr 30, 1940 (1 killed)
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley accident on April 30, 1940 near Sylling Buskerud, Norway with 1 fatality. Cause: One engine caught fire and the pilot...
- Date: April 30, 1940
- Aircraft: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
- Location: Sylling Buskerud, Norway
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: One engine caught fire and the pilot had no means of controlling the aircraft.
Whitley V N1421 of 102 Squadron was hit by flak while attacking Oslo Fornebu airfield on 29 and 30 April 1940 and crashed near Sylling. LAC John Ellwood, the tail gunner, was killed.