Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk VII.
The Incident:
Forced landing near the farm Fell. The flight was an anti-submarine and ice patrol, guarding icebergs entering shipping lanes. In July 2015 stridsminjar.is visited the crash site. No remains of the aircraf were found.
The Crew:
Not known
The Aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft,
Whitley Mark VII.
S/N Z6631
Code: WL ?
Operator: 612 (County of Aberdeen) Squadron RAF
The Squadron was operating in Iceland from 15 Dec. 1941 to 18 August 1942.
Detachment from 12 Sep. 1941 to 3 Oct. 1941.
Details on aircraft: Wikipedia, Youtube
Source: RAF Loss Record.