Yorkshire Air Casualties - 1960 to 1969.

Below is believed to be a complete list of all air fatalities between 1960 and 1969 and links to the incident in which the casualties sadly lost their lives. There has never been a list of flying accidents made for the whole Yorkshire region and I doubt that I have listed them all despite my best efforts. I would welcome information or basic details to begin to research the incident myself. It is also worth saying that these most serious incidents in the 1960s are well within living memory. My few lines to many of these incidents clearly need to be more detailed but I also need to start somewhere. I will update and expand each webpage when I obtain more information.


19th January 1960 - Provost WV604 - Millington.

Pilot - Midshipman Alan Lambert Varney RN. Aged 18. Buried Newton on Ouse Churchyard, Yorkshire.


10th February 1960 - Proctor G-ALUJ - Great Ayton.

Pilot - Mr John Michael Stockdale Procter. Aged 34. Buried Pudsey Cemetery, Yorkshire.


30th April 1960 - Chipmunk WP774 - Brough airfield.

Pilot - S/Ldr Peter Norman Boyle RAF (141683). Aged 27. Buried Haylie Brae Cemetery, Largs, North Ayrshire.

Pilot - Cadet Pilot Neil Fred Cleverdon RAF (4230172). Aged 21. Buried Hull Northern Cemetery, Yorkshire (E.23).


27th June 1961 - Tiger Moth G-ANIY - Doncaster airfield.

Passenger - Mr James Loring. Aged 38. Burial location unknown.


4th March 1962 - Auster 5 G-ANIK - Guiseley.

Pilot - Mr William Edward Christian. Aged 40. Burial location unknown.

Passenger - Master David Christian. Aged 7. Burial location unknown.

Passenger - Miss Elaine Mary Summers. Aged 10. Burial location unknown.


18th October 1962 - Unidentified Slingsby T.21b Sedbergh - Carlton Moor.

Pilot - Mr Allan Pratt. Aged 35. Burial location unknown.


19th February 1963 - Buccaneer XN952 - Holme on Spalding Moor airfield.

Pilot - Mr Gartrell Richard Ian Parker DFC AFC DSM. Aged 44. Burial location unknown. Cremated East Riding Crematorium?

Flight Test Observer - Mr Gordon Rayner Carlton Copeman. Aged 34. Possibly buried Elloughton Churchyard, Yorkshire.


19th February 1963 - Jet Provost XN642 - Scruton.

Pilot - P/O Adrian Keith Macklen RAF (4231512), aged 19. Buried Minster Cemetery, Henlow, Bedfordshire. Died of injuries.


16th April 1964 - Hunter XL594 - Carnaby.

Pilot - F/Lt Crawford MacGregor Cameron RAF (4185926). Aged 26. Burial location unknown. Cremated East Riding Crematorium?


27th April 1964 - Lightning XN785 - Hutton Cranswick.

Pilot - F/O George Charles Davie RAF (4230417). Aged 24. Burial location unknown. Cremated East Riding Crematorium?


25th August 1964 - Varsity WF329 - Topcliffe airfield.

Pilot - F/Lt James Alexander Kennedy AFC RAF (655853). Aged 43. Buried Allenvale Cemetery, Aberdeen.

Pilot - Master Pilot Frank Walter Randall RAF (1807934). Aged 40. Cremated York.


17th September 1964 - Jet Provost XN583 - Pannal.

Pilot - P/O Alan David Dennis RAF (4232148). Aged 22. Buried Kirkby Wharfe Cemetery, Yorkshire.


16th April 1965 - Slingsby T.8 Tutor BGA.769 - Rufforth.

Pilot - Mr John Howard Anderson. Aged 26. Burial location unknown.


20th April 1965 - Jet Provost XM428 - Northallerton.

Pilot - P/O Laurence Mead RAF (4232372). Aged 18. Buried Leeming Churchyard, Yorkshire.


3rd January 1966 - Jodel D.120 G-ATGX - Wombleton airfield.

Pilot - Mr Thomas Raymond Watson. Aged 42. Burial location unknown.


6th May 1966 - Slingsby T.50 Skylark BGA.1069 - Easingwold.

Pilot - Mr Peter Hill. Aged 40. Burial location unknown.


14th September 1966 - Jet Provost XP616 - Helmsley.

Pilot - Sub Lt Derek Clark Breen RN. Aged 21. Burial location unknown.


4th October 1966 - Jet Provost XR645 - Stillingfleet

Pilot - P/O Richard Edward Passman RAF (4232775). Aged 19. Cremated Bishopthorpe Crematorium, York.


18th May 1967 - Jet Provost XN588 - North Grimston.

Pilot - Msn Ronald Geoffrey Maxwell RN, aged 20. Cremated Liverpool.


14th April 1968 - Slingsby T.41 Skylark BGA.779 - Upper Midhope.

Pilot - Mr Robert Tyrman Riley. Aged 40. Burial location unknown.


1st May 1968 - Slingsby T.41 Skylark BGA.1002 - Sutton Bank.

Pilot - Mr Alan Ray Mitchell. Aged 45. Burial location unknown.


11th May 1968 - Chipmunk G-ARDW - Netherthorpe airfield.

Pilot - Mr Donald Frederick Ashton. Aged 48. Burial location unknown.

Pilot - Mr William David Davis. Aged 29. Burial location unknown.


9th June 1968 - Schempp-Hirth SHK-1 BGA.1390 - Doncaster airfield.

Pilot - Mr Harvey J Coule. Aged 38. Burial location unknown.


20th January 1969 - Piper Aztec G-ASTE - Yeadon.

Passenger - Mr Alan Ridehalgh. Aged c38. Died of injuries. Burial location unknown.

Passenger - Mr Bernard Roberts. Aged c41. Died of injuries. Burial location unknown.


23rd September 1969 - Piper Cherokee G-AVYN - Gouthwaite Moor.

Pilot - Mr Anthony Peter Teare. Aged 22. Buried St.Andrew's Cemetery, Jesmond, Newcastle.


30th September 1969 - Jet Provost XN575 - Leeming Bar.

Pilot - P/O Christopher Stanley Woolmer RAF (8025020). Aged 24. Cremated City of London Crematorium, London (Manor Park).


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