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Aircraft accidents on the North Yorkshire Moors during 1945.

This list contains all known aircraft accidents and flying incidents during 1945 within what became the North Yorkshire Moors National Park. The first list shows the incidents that occurred during the Second World War and the second list shows those that occurred just after the end of hostilities.

DateAircraftSerial No. & Sqn CodeBaseUnitCrash location (Click for info)
08/01/1945Oxford MkILW903Church Lawford / Faldingworth18 (P)A.F.U. / 1546 B.A.T. FltUrra Moor
14/01/1945Halifax MkIIIMZ466 KW-PTholthorpe425 SqnCold Kirby
15/01/1945Halifax MkIIILK878Topcliffe1659 H.C.U.Felixkirk
31/01/1945B24-J Liberator42-51193Hethel565th Bomb Sqn. 389th B. G. USAAFHutton Buscel
05/03/1945Halifax MkVIINP793 OW-HLinton on Ouse426 SqnHutton le Hole
15/03/1945Halifax MkIIINR287 L8-CElvington347 SqnScawton
???"Spitfire"???Danby Rigg

Postwar

DateAircraftSerial No. & Sqn CodeBaseUnitCrash location (Click for info)
10/07/1945Slingsby Falcon glider?Sutton Bank?No.1 Gliding SchoolSutton Bank
06/09/1945Tiger Moth MkIIN6793Brough4 E.F.T.S.Spaunton Moor
16/09/1945Spitfire MkXVIeSM278 14-MManston567 SqnArden Great Moor