Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley crash, Sep 15, 1940, Sp...
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley accident on September 15, 1940 near Spurn Head East Yorkshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: An engine...
- Date: September 15, 1940
- Aircraft: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
- Location: Spurn Head East Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An engine was lost on the outbound leg of an operation to Antwerp.
Whitley P4966 of 10 Squadron lost an engine on the outbound leg of an operation to Antwerp and ditched off Spurn Head on 15 September 1940. The crew were rescued by a trawler and landed at Grimsby.