WW2 Plane Crash Assistance Please

Discussion in 'The War In The Air' started by Gunner400, Dec 7, 2022.

  1. Gunner400

    Gunner400 Well-Known Member

    Hi I am after some more help from the experts on here if possible.
    I am looking at a Hampden AE149 Of 20 Operational Training Unit, RAF which crashed north of Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire on the 22nd July 1941.

    I can see a injured officer reports in the NA but it’s not downloadable unfortunately. I can’t find any logs for 20 OTU etc

    I was wondering if anybody had any more info or knew where I may gain some? TIA

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  2. travers1940

    travers1940 Well-Known Member

    On 22nd July 1941 the crew of this 25 Operational Training Unit aircraft was undertaking a night training exercise, when they returned to land at Finningley they were ordered to orbit the airfield as Hampden P1236 had just crashed on the airfield. While orbiting AE149 suffered a failure of the port engine and the pilot force landed at 02.50hrs the airfield at Finningley. The aircraft would catch fire after the crash landing and was destroyed.
    Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire.
     
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  3. Quarterfinal

    Quarterfinal Well-Known Member

    Hi,

    I came up with the same as Member travers1940.

    Are you following up the offering attributed to 12 Jul 41 in:
    https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_in_Northern_England.pdf
    'AE149. Hampden I of 25 OTU Finningley. EF at night, crashed F/L 4m N of Withernsea, Yo. 1k.' ?


    There is also an very general line from Ray Rands in BBC - WW2 People's War - Wartime Reminiscences of Holderness by Mr.Ray Rands
    "An R.A.F. Hampden bomber crashed with a full load near Holmpton Road."
    and I'll have a look to see if there's more to this.
     
  4. Gunner400

    Gunner400 Well-Known Member

    Thank you both to the above and yes Quarterfinal I was looking at air Britain and not seen Mr Ray Rands but his may be another one as Holmpton Road is south of Withernsea
    But air Britain is the one I am looking at and would gladly receive any info thanks
     
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  5. Gunner400

    Gunner400 Well-Known Member

    Also have a number of telegrams from the time showing crash NORTH of Withernsea. One attached. Both this and Air Britain indicate North not south like any of Ray Rands. Hope this helps

    edited just found the other image so looks like may have had wrong plane. Sorry about that but newish to RAF searches

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    Yorkshire-aircraft

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