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Whitley Accidents and Losses
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Aircraft Date Location Details
BD267 14 09 42 Aberdeen 4 nm E of , ditched in poor vis
Z9468 08 03 44 Alness Ditched in Cromarty Firth, engine failure
AD682 04 03 44 Alves Forced landing, icing problem
N1469 03 01 43 Archiestown 3nm W of, at Mannock hill,bad wx, x-country
P5103 21 10 41 Ardestie Dived into ground
Z6665 22 04 45 Ashbourne Hit LA820 [42OTU] taxying accident
P5105 16 11 42 Ballater 2nm SW of, ditched River Dee
P5006 24 09 40 Ben Aigen Hit ground exiting cloud, x-country
Z6880 08 02 44 Blair Gowrie 1nm W of, abandoned, engine failure, x-country
K9017 09 01 42 Brackla Crashed-hit trees
K9029 29 12 41 Brackla Crashed-fire in air
P5005 15 06 42 Burgie Hit ground on approach Kinloss
BD213 06 10 42 Castletown 2nm E of, Caithness, crashed
BD295 09 06 43 Clunas Range Crashed into hills behind

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LA837 31 01 43 Cromdale Hit high ground, 2000ft, on training flt
AD710 29 10 42 Dalcross Crashed-fire in electrical storm
BD209 13 04 42 Dalcross Nth of, ditched 200Yds off shore
K9052 12 09 41 Dalcross Overshot Landing-hit Trees
BD381 06 05 43 Dewshill, W of, Lothian, abandoned, except pilot, crashed
LA853 27 09 43 Dishforth Crashed Nr, on x-country
AD686 22 01 43 Dunkeld 8nm ENE of, abandoned, engine trouble
P5076 07 07 41 Dyce Nr, forced landing, engine failure
AD685 17 10 44 East Marton Crashed, control lost in cloud
T4144 09 10 41 Edderton Hit by bomb over Tain range, crashed
P4998 20 03 42 Elgin Hit trees-stalled on overshoot
Z6933 25 03 42 Finalty Hill Hit high ground, Angus, x-country
K9045 30 04 41 Findhorn Bay Ditched-unable to maintain height
K9047 20 06 41 Findhorn Bay Ditched-engine failure on take off
LA838 04 05 44 Findhorn Bay Overshot landing Kinloss, hit Z9361,crashed in Bay

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N1354 06 07 44 Findhorn Bay Engine failure, crashed
N1371 31 12 42 Findhorn E of, flew into sea at high speed after take off from Kinloss
N1486 14 08 42 Findhorn 1.5 Nth of,  ditched-cause unk
Z6628 11 03 42 Findhorn Bay Forced landed in Bay on Return
Z9422 04 10 43 Findhorn Bay Ditched after take off Kinloss
EB386 25 10 43 Forres Ground Accident, no further details
LA780 21 02 43 Forres 1 Nm Sth of, crashed into trees after engine failure
LA819 17 08 44 Forres Ground Fire, engine washed with petrol,
electrician checked magneto's
LA826 25 02 43 Forres 2 Nm SW of , struck high ground after take off
LA881 25 10 43 Forres Crashed , burned, west side of airfield after take off
N1373 18 02 41 Forres Stalled App to Forres, force landed
N1389 27 02 41 Forres Overshot landing, ran into ditch
N1393 02 09 42 Forres Crashed, burned, on App to Forres on downwind landing
N1440 07 11 40 Forres Dived into ground Forres Town from 1200ft
P5101 22 02 42 Forres Hit trees on overshoot Forres, crashed on a/f perimiter

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P5102 02 10 44 Forres Hit trees during take off run, crashed,
burned 3/4nm Sth of airfield
T4224 04 10 41 Forres Lost cowling on X-country,swung on landing Forres
Z6491 04 10 44 Forres Force landed after engine failure on take off
Z6760 03 09 42 Forres Crashed into bank and burned on take off
Z9284 02 04 42 Forres Overshot landing, swung, undercarriage collapsed
T4333 12 09 41 FTR Missing presumed ditched on training flt
Z6730 26 06 42 FTR Ops-Bremen, crew POW's
Z6739 28 08 44 FTR Missing on training flight
Z6750 09 10 41 FTR Missing bombing practice
EB384 26 05 44 Glen Esk Lost control in icing, crashed
LA792 06 10 43 Grantown Engine failure, crashed, burned Nr Boat of Garten
N1387 17 04 40 Grantown Ops- Trondheim[77sqn] Crashed, lack of fuel enr to Kinloss
Z9427 09 09 44 Gt Orton U/c collapsed , landing x-country
LA878 25 07 43 Isle of  May Ditched Nr, engine failure
Z6641 30 04 42 Inver Landed on beach, Ross & Cromarty

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LA877 03 07 43 Inverness 7nm SW of, crashed, engine failure, 7nm SW of Dalwhinnie
N1498 06 01 42 Inverness 5nm SE of, hit high ground
AD707 08 07 42 Jura, Nr, crashed into sea, in flames
BD385 04 05 44 Kinloss 300yds W of railway station, crashed
EB385 04 05 44 Kinloss 200yds W of railway station, forced landing
EB387 04 12 42 Kinloss Crashed, dived into trees during circuit
K9021 09 08 42 Kinloss Swung on landing, u/c collapsed
K9025 18 04 42 Kinloss Struck hangar door on take off Kinloss, engine failure
K9033 27 07 41 Kinloss Nr, ditched, engine failure during circuit
K9035 28 08 41 Kinloss 1nm E of, crashed in forced landing
K9036 20 07 41 Kinloss Nr to, crashed in forced landing
K9044 20 03 42 Kinloss Crashed on take off
LA835 11 09 44 Kinloss U/c wrenched off on take off Kinloss
N1367 09 08 41 Kinloss Hit tress on overshoot Kinloss
N1369 19 10 43 Kinloss Hit by Anson DJ104 landing at Kinloss

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N1379 26 06 41 Kinloss Crashed 500yds SW of Rly Stn after control lost on take off
N1412 09 12 42 Kinloss Belly landing on App to Kinloss,
pilot lost control in bumpy conditions
N1415 10 09 41 Kinloss Undershot landing Kinloss, hit bombdump
N1430 24 11 41 Kinloss Nr, crashed, engine failure, loss of control
N1437 24 03 42 Kinloss Crashed in wood, Engine failure
N1475 26 01 44 Kinloss Hit tree on take off Kinloss, crash landed
P5088 03 11 40 Kinloss Crashed on overshoot Kinloss
Z9279 26 11 41 Kinloss Bounced on landing Kinloss, stalled, crashed
Z9361 04 05 44 Kinloss Hit by LA838 which overshot landing Kinloss
Z9469 28 08 43 Kinloss 4nm Sth of, flew into hill during dual instruction
BD256 14 09 42 Kippen Abandoned, Powback farm, Stirling
P5075 26 09 42 Loch Ryan Ditched, engine failure, x-country
Z9216 31 05 43 Loch Fyne Ditched, engine failure
BD255 03 07 42 Lossiemouth 12nm Nth of, ditched engine failure during airfiring
BD294 13 12 42 Lossiemouth Ditched, off, engine failure

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LA836 07 02 44 Lossiemouth 3nm Nth of, crashed into sea, x-country
P4969 09 01 43 Lossiemouth Crashed, forced landing, engine failure
P5043 18 05 42 Lossiemouth Undershot landing, hit hillock
P5092 26 05 42 Lossiemouth 3nm SE of, photoflash exploded, crashed into sea
BD236 17 08 44 Lossiemouth Emergency landing, u/c collapsed
BD293 11 04 44 Machrihanish Engine failure, forced landing Nr
Z9319 05 03 43 Middleton
St George 		Swung on landing, engine failure, x-country
K9031 03 10 40 Moray Firth Distress signal seen over Findhorn
K9000 03 12 40 Nairn Crashed into sea off harbour, instrument flying
LA841 28 04 43 Nairn 1.5nm off, crashed into sea
N1426 30 07 41 Nairn 5nm SE of, hit high   ground, at Lothernbar on x-country
AD692 15 05 42 Pelarbuie Hit stone sheep pen, Sutherland
BD386 24 10 43 Peterhead Ditched, 5nm off Kirkton Head, P'head
BD254 29 10 42 Potarch Aberdeenshire
LA830 24 04 43 Rosehearty S of, crashed, forced landing on x-country

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BD291 20 08 42 Spey Bay Ditched, engine failure @1000'
P5099 13 03 42 Spey Bay Air fire, flare fouled shute, abandoned.
BD627 31 10 43 Spey Bay Flew into sea
AD712 30 08 44 Stirling E of, dived into ground
Z9156 09 02 43 Strathdon Abandoned,engine failure on x-country
BD349 26 07 42 Tain Ditched, engine failure, crashed and burned
BD212 17 10 42 Tyneside, FTR - Prob Own Goal by Fighter Nr.

This information is taken from - The Whitley File © Air Britain Historians Ltd. See Bibliography

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