Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley crash, May 3, 1940 (1 killed)
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley accident on May 3, 1940 near Cherry Hill North Yorkshire, United Kingdom with 1 fatality. Cause: Wireless failure...
- Date: May 3, 1940
- Aircraft: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
- Location: Cherry Hill North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Wireless failure left the crew lost, and the aircraft ran out of fuel.
Whitley N1406 of 51 Squadron RAF was returning from a raid on Fornebu airfield near Oslo when the crew became lost in cloud over Yorkshire. The pilot ordered the crew to bail out after the aircraft ran short of fuel, and it crashed near Cherry Hill, Brandsby. The aircraft was written off.