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Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire - April 1940.

This list contains all known aircraft accidents and flying incidents in Yorkshire during April 1940. I would welcome any additional information on any of these incidents or to inform me of ones that I have not included.

DateAircraftIdentityBaseUnitLocation in YorkshireAdditional comments
??/04/1940Blenheim MkIfL6778Duxford222 SqnCatterick airfield-
??/04/1940Hudson MkIN7267Thornaby220 SqnThornaby airfield-
??/04/1940Blenheim MkIfL8512Church Fenton64 Sqn(Possibly) Church Fenton airfield?-
02/04/1940Whitley MkVN1368 KN-KDriffield77 SqnDriffield airfield-
07/04/1940Hudson MkIN7238? NR-HThornaby220 SqnThornaby airfield-
09/04/1940Hudson MkI? NR-GThornaby220 SqnThornaby airfieldDamaged in the air.
12/04/1940Spitfire MkIaN3281Leconfield234 SqnLeconfield airfield-
12/04/1940Anson MkIN5197Thornaby608 SqnHedon-
12/04/1940Whitley MkIVK9023 ZA-EDishforth10 SqnDishforth airfieldDamaged in the air.
13/04/1940Hudson MkIN7304 NR-SThornaby220 SqnThornaby airfieldDamaged in the air.
13/04/1940Spitfire MkIaN3102Catterick41 SqnCatterick airfield-
15?/04/1940Tutor MkIK3445CatterickH.Q. Pool / 219 SqnCatterick airfield-
16/04/1940Blenheim MkIL6642Catterick219 SqnCatterick airfield-
17/04/1940HurricaneL2004Church Fenton242 SqnSherburn in Elmet airfield-
17/04/1940Hudson MkIN7231Thornaby220 Sqnnear Whitby-
17/04/1940Whitley MkVN1460 GE-RLinton on Ouse58 SqnLinton on Ouse airfield-
18/04/1940Hurricane MkIN2470Leconfield245 Sqnnr Leconfield-
21/04/1940Harrow MkIIK6983Doncaster?271 SqnHeadley Bar, Tadcaster-
22/04/1940Hurricane MkIL2009Sutton Bridge6 O.T.U.Kirkby Malzeard Moor-
23/04/1940Spitfire MkIaK9847Church Fenton64 SqnChurch Fenton airfield-
26/04/1940Spitfire MkIaN3196 EB-?Catterick41 SqnCatterick airfield-
27/04/1940Spitfire MkIaK9984Leconfield616 SqnLeconfield airfield-