Whitley Mk.V T4234 of 10 Squadron RAF crashed on Widdale Fell in the Yorkshire Dales in the early hours of the 23rd August 1941.

 

Crew / Passengers

Rank - If Applicable

Position e.g. Pilot

Status

Kenneth William Liebeck

Pilot Officer RCAF

Pilot 

Killed

Gordon Flectcher

Sergeant

Pilot

Killed

R Silver

Sergeant

Navigator ?

Injured

M McLaughlin

Sergeant

Wireless Operator?

Injured

R Speer

Sergeant

Air Gunner

Injured

 

The crew were returning to RAF Leeming near Northallerton from a raid against Le Harve when the aircraft struck flew into Widdale Fell above the village of Dent.

 

A small collection of parts can still be found at the crash site.

 

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