Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley crash, Aug 31, 1940 (1 killed)
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley accident on August 31, 1940 near Hornsea East Yorkshire, United Kingdom with 1 fatality. Cause: The aircraft was...
- Date: August 31, 1940
- Aircraft: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
- Location: Hornsea East Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft was short of fuel on the return from Berlin.
Whitley P5002 of 58 Squadron ran short of fuel returning from a bombing raid on Berlin and was abandoned off Hornsea on the East Yorkshire coast on 31 August 1940. One crew member was killed and the others survived.