Driffield - Driffield
Flight / Schedule
Driffield - Driffield
Aircraft
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 WhitleyRegistration
N1528
Operator
Royal Air Force - RAFDate
May 22, 1940 at 01:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Bombing
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Metz-Lorraine Moselle
Region
Europe • France
Coordinates
49.1745°, 6.1598°
Narrative Report
On May 22, 1940 at 01:00 AM, Driffield - Driffield experienced a crash involving Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Metz-Lorraine Moselle.
The flight was categorized as bombing and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The crew left RAF Driffield at 2124LT on May 21 on a bombing mission over Euskirchen. En route, the crew was forced to abandon the aircraft and bailed out for unknown reason. Out of control, the aircraft crashed in a field near Metz and was destroyed. All five crew members were unhurt and were able to return to UK. Crew (102nd Squadron): P/O G. H. Womersley, P/O R. F. Beauchair, Sgt J. Derbyshire, AC1 H. F. Hurt, AC2 A. Sedgley.
Aircraft reference details include registration N1528.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.1745°, 6.1598°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew left RAF Driffield at 2124LT on May 21 on a bombing mission over Euskirchen. En route, the crew was forced to abandon the aircraft and bailed out for unknown reason. Out of control, the aircraft crashed in a field near Metz and was destroyed. All five crew members were unhurt and were able to return to UK. Crew (102nd Squadron): P/O G. H. Womersley, P/O R. F. Beauchair, Sgt J. Derbyshire, AC1 H. F. Hurt, AC2 A. Sedgley.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
5
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
5
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 5
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Driffield - Driffield
Operator
Royal Air Force - RAFFlight Type
Bombing
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • France
Aircraft Details
Aircraft
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 WhitleyRegistration
N1528
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