Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley crash, Oct 9, 1940 (5 killed)
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley accident on October 9, 1940 near Snape North Yorkshire, United Kingdom with 5 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft is...
- Date: October 9, 1940
- Aircraft: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
- Location: Snape North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft is believed to have run out of fuel shortly before it crashed.
Whitley P5091 of 77 Squadron was returning from a bombing raid on Hanau when it struck trees near Snape, close to Masham, in poor visibility in the early hours of 9 October 1940. The aircraft caught fire and all five crew were killed.