Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire.

Whitley N1462 at Linton on Ouse airfield.

In the early hours of 24th December 1940 this aircraft was returning from Ops to Mannheim when, at 04.05hrs, the pilot overshot his landing at Linton on Ouse and the aircraft was slightly damaged.

Crew - Names unknown, uninjured.

Whitley N1462 was built to contract 75147/38 by Armstrong Whitworth Ltd. at Baginton and was awaiting collection on 14th December 1939. After a period of MU storage it was taken on charge by 58 Squadron at Linton on Ouse in March 1940 when the unit began converting from Whitley MkIII's to MkV's. On 19th May 1940 it sustained Cat.M/FA damage when the undercarriage collapsed on landing at Linton on Ouse after a non-operation flight (detailed on this website). It was then repaired on site and was returned to the unit. On 24th December 1940 it sustained Cat.M(c)/FB damage in the incident recorded above and it was again repaired on site and returned to the unit. On 18th June 1941 it was shot down on Ops to Cologne and crashed near Eindhoven with four of the five crew being killed and the fifth becoming a PoW. Cat.W(m) damage was recorded and the aircraft struck off charge.