Whitley Z9149 at Leeming airfield.
In the early hours of 12th December 1941 this aircraft undershot on attempting to land at Leeming at night and
crashed into the perimeter area on return from Ops to Cologne. The aircraft was later repaired.
Pilot - Sgt Rochford.
Second Pilot - Sgt..?
Observer - P/O..?
Wireless Operator - Sgt..?
Air Gunner - Sgt Speer.
Whitley Z9149 was built to contract 106962/40 by Armstrong Whitworth Ltd. at Baginton and was awaiting collection on 1st September 1941. It was taken on charge by 10 Squadron
at Leeming shortly after delivery to the RAF as a replacement for Whitley Z6586 which had failed to return from Ops in August 1941. As a result of the damage to Z9149 on 12th
December 1941 Cat.A damage was the assessment and it was almost certainly repaired on site but as 10 Squadron ceased operating Whitley's in December 1941 the aircraft was surplus
to requirement when repairs were completed so it was one of eight Whitley MkV's allotted to 1481 Target Towing & Gunnery Flight at Binbrook when the unit supplemented it's Lysander fleet with
Whitley's. On 2nd May 1942 this unit was re-designated 1481 (Bombing) Gunnery Flight. On 22nd September 1942 it crashed soon after taking off from Binbrook after the aileron controls
jammed. Cat.E2/FA damage was the assessment.