Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle crash, Aug 9, 1944 (6 killed)
Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle accident on August 9, 1944 near Val-d'Izé Ille-et-Vilaine, France with 6 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by a German...
- Date: August 9, 1944
- Aircraft: Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle
- Location: Val-d'Izé Ille-et-Vilaine, France
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Shot down by a German night fighter.
Albemarle P1501 of No. 296 Squadron RAF left RAF Brize Norton on a night supply drop to the French Resistance. It was shot down by a German night fighter and crashed in an open field near Val d'Ize, Brittany, on 9 August 1944, and all six crew were killed.