Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley crash, Dec 3, 1940, Col...
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley accident on December 3, 1940 near Cold Kirby AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot...
- Date: December 3, 1940
- Aircraft: Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
- Location: Cold Kirby AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot mistook the dummy flare path for a real airfield in cloud, and a strong tailwind may have increased the ground speed on landing.
Whitley T4207 of 58 Squadron, returning from an abandoned raid on Lorient, landed on a dummy airfield near Cold Kirby in Yorkshire. The aircraft hit a mock up aircraft and was wrecked, and all five crew survived unhurt. It was struck off charge as damaged beyond repair.