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Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire - March 1940.

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

DateAircraftIdentityBase

Unit

Location in YorkshireAdditional comments
01/03/1940Battle MkIL5416Driffield4 Group T.T.F.Linton on Ouse airfield-
02/03/1940Whitley MkIVK9026 ZA-ODishforth10 Sqnnr Dishforth airfield-
03/03/1940Hurricane MkIL2002 -OChurch Fenton242 SqnBolton Percy-
03/03/1940Whitley MkIVK9022 ZA-MDishforth10 SqnDishforth airfield-
04/03/1940HurricaneL1948Church Fenton242 SqnChurch Fenton airfield-
05/03/1940Spitfire MkIaK9946 YQ-?Catfoss616 Sqnnr Catfoss airfield-
07/03/1940Spitfire MkIaK9984Catfoss616 Sqnnr Catfoss airfield-
11/03/1940Spitfire MkIaL1036 QJ-?Leconfield616 SqnLeconfield airfield-
13/03/1940Magister MkIP2375Catterick219 SqnBolton on Swale-
15/03/1940Whitley MkVN1350 EY-TLinton on Ouse78 SqnLinton on Ouse airfield-
16/03/1940Magister MkIP2376Acklington152 SqnKnaresborough-
16/03/1940Blackburn B2G-ACBHBrough4 E.F.T.S.Broomfleet, Brough-
20/03/1940Whitley MkIVK9043 MH-GDishforth51 Sqnnr Dishforth airfieldDamaged in the air.
20/03/1940HurricaneN2342Church Fenton242 SqnChurch Fenton airfield-
21/03/1940HurricaneL1595Church Fenton242 SqnChurch Fenton airfield-
21/03/1940Blenheim MkIL1117Catterick219 SqnBransdale Moor, North York Moors-
25/03/1940Whitley MkIVK9024Linton on Ouse51 SqnDishforth airfield-
25/03/1940Spitfire MkIaK9844Church Fenton64 Sqnnr Church Fenton-
26/03/1940Whitley MkVN1379 DY-EDriffield102 Sqnnr Dishforth airfield-
26/03/1940Whitley MkV? DY-?Driffield102 SqnThionville / Driffield airfieldDamaged in the air.
27/03/1940Spitfire MkIaN3191 AZ-?Leconfield234 SqnLeconfield airfield-
28/03/1940Spitfire MkIaK9850Catterick41 SqnCatterick airfield-
28/03/1940Blenheim MkI?Catterick219 SqnCatterick airfield-
30/03/1940Hudson MkIN7237 NR-RThornaby220 SqnThornaby airfield-
??/03/1940Spitfire MkIaL1055 QJ-ULeconfield616 SqnLeconfield airfield-