Hampden P1304 near Finningley airfield.
On the 21st of December 1940 the crew on this aircraft was practising night take-off and landings when it struck trees and undershot a landing, the aircraft hit the ground
at Mount Pleasant near Finningley, at 20.40hrs and sustained serious damage. It was not repaired.
Pilot - Sgt P C Wells, ok.
WOp/AG - Sgt Richardson, ok.
This photograph is believed to show the crash site (photo via Brian Rapier).
On 23rd December 1941 one F/Sgt Peter C Wells RAFVR (748775) was killed while flying with 69 Sqdn in Malta. He may well be the same man as involved in the accident near Finningley.