Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire.

Battle P6663 at Dishforth airfield.

On 2nd December 1940 this aircraft suffered from having it's undercarriage collapsing on landing at Dishforth airfield but nothing more is currently known about the incident.

Pilot - Name unknown.

Battle P6663 was built to contract 768880/38 by Fairey at Stockport and delivered as a "T" variant to 7 SFTS at Peterborough on 16th March 1940. After this mishap at Dishforth in December 1940 Cat.M(c) damage was declared and repaired on site and then flown 27 MU at Shawbury on 24th March 1941. It later transferred to 47 MU at Sealand (a Packing & Storage depot) in preparation for transfer to the RCAF on 5th July 1941. It transferred to the RCAF on 24th July 1941 and became 2053 and was moved by ship to Canada. On arrival there it was taken on charge at 8 Repair Depot (RD) at Winnipeg on 12th August 1941 and probably remained within No.2 Training Command, based at Winnipeg and was used by either No.3, 5 or 7 B&GS. It is mentioned as being at 8 RD on 15th January 1943. On 7th April 1943 it was being ferried by 124 Ferry Squadron back to 2 Training Command when it's engine cut and it hit trees before making at belly landing one mile east of Ogaki, Ontario. The aircraft was struck off charge as a result of this damage and deemed usable for spares on 3rd May 1943.