Whitley Mk.V P5090 coded YG-L of No.502 Squadron, Coastal Command RAF, crashed in Fathen Glinne during the night of the 23rd / 24th November 1940

 

William John Barnfather Sergeant Pilot Killed
John James Westoby Sergeant Pilot Killed
John Whitsed Pilot Officer Observer Killed
James Gerrard Curtis Sergeant Wireless Operator / Air gunner Killed
Jack Perfect Sergeant Wireless Operator / Air Gunner Killed
William Stanley Hamilton Sergeant Air Gunner Injured

 

The crew had been on convoy escort duties over the Atlantic and were returning to Limavady in Northern Ireland in very poor weather. They overshot their base and had become hopelessly lost, eventually the aircraft flew into the hillside near Balquidder, Stirlingshire, while possibly flying north.

First piece of wreckage near the crash site of Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk.V P5090 in Fathan Glinne, Balquidder
Above is the first piece of wreckage I came across on the way up to the crash site. It is part of the wing structure.
Undercarriage leg at the crash site of Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk.V P5090 in Fathan Glinne, Balquidder
Closer to the crash site is one of the undercarriage legs, parts of the other lie near-by.
Crash site of Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk.V P5090 in Fathan Glinne, Balquidder
Above is where the aircraft impacted the hill and burned out, most of what is visible is loose rock but there are many small burnt fragments of the aircraft.