On 11th October 1940 the pilot of this aircraft was returning from fighter escort duties with a mine laying convoy. Whilst based at Sumburgh the aircraft was due to land at Thornaby, he approached the landing at too high a height and at 19.50hrs he touched down too far along the runway and overshot the airfield. The aircraft sustained damage but was later repaired. Sadly for research purposes the reverse side of Form AM1180 is unreadable, the pilot's name and details as a result remain unknown other than he was a P/O and had flown 207 hours on the Blenheim at the time of the incident.

Crew - Names unknown.

A date of 13th October 1940 is also given in another source with a possible location of "behind Great Ayton station" being the place where an aircraft landed. This is now known not to refer to this specfic incident detailed above. The mention of an aircraft crashing here could relate to the Hudson on Easby Moor (Captain Cooks Monument), which is also technically "behind" the railway station, if not some distance beyond.