Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley crash, Oct 15, 1940 (2 killed)
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley accident on October 15, 1940 near Bagby North Yorkshire, United Kingdom with 2 fatalities. Cause: A wireless failure...
- Date: October 15, 1940
- Aircraft: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
- Location: Bagby North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A wireless failure prevented receipt of a diversion signal, and fuel ran out in thick cloud before an airfield could be found.
Whitley T4143 of 10 Squadron, returning from a raid on Stettin, lost its wireless and could not receive a diversion signal in bad weather. Short of fuel, the crew bailed out over North Yorkshire and the aircraft crashed and burned in a field near Bagby. Two crew were killed and three survived.