Leeming - Leeming

On February 27, 1942 at 11:58 AM, Leeming - Leeming experienced a crash involving Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Driezum Friesland.

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, 4 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 80.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The aircraft left RAF Leeming in the morning on a bombing mission to Wilhelmshaven. While overflying The Netherlands, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter, dove into the ground and crashed in an open field located in Driezum. Four crew members were killed while the fifth occupant was seriously injured. Crew (77th Squadron): S/L Leslie E. W. Parkin, pilot, † Sgt Douglas J. Sandlin, pilot, † Sgt Robert C. S. Hancock, radio navigator, Sgt Edmund S. Ayton, air gunner, † Sgt Wilfred Whittam, wireless operator. †

Aircraft reference details include registration Z9280.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.2968°, 6.0449°.