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Incidents in Yorkshire - September 1940.
This list contains all known aircraft accidents and mishaps in Yorkshire during September 1940. The Battle of Britain was at its greatest throughout these summer months. A small number are contained on the main section to my website and are linked in accordingly.

Date
Aircraft
Identity
Base
Unit
Location in Yorkshire
Damaged by enemy action

03/09/1940 Blackburn B2 G-ADFO Brough 4 EFTS "Newport, Yorkshire" (or Brough airfield?) -

03/09/1940 Whitley MkV P5049 KN-H Linton on Ouse 77 Sqn nr Finningley airfield -

03/09/1940 Whitley MkV P5011 MH-K Dishforth 51 Sqn Dishforth airfield -

04/09/1940 Whitley MkV P4944 ZA-? Leeming 10 Sqn Leeming airfield Hit by flak, returned to base.

04/09/1940 Whitley MkV P4967 ZA-J Leeming 10 Sqn Nether Silton, Northallerton -

05/09/1940 Spitfire MkIa P9563 ??-R Leconfield 64 Sqn Location unknown. -

06/09/1940 Hampden MkI P1311 ZN-? Finningley 106 Sqn Finningley airfield -

06/09/1940 Lysander MkII P1692 Netherthorpe 613 Sqn Netherthorpe airfield -

06/09/1940 Spitfire MkIa K9903 GA-? Leconfield 64 Sqn Location unknown. -

07/09/1940 Spitfire ? Catterick 54 Sqn Catterick airfield -

07/09/1940 Spitfire MkI P9560 Catterick 54 Sqn Bolton on Swale -

07/09/1940 Magister MkI L8275 Catterick (on route) 41 Sqn (on route) Horton in Ribblesdale -

08/09/1940 Whitley MkV P4981 Linton on Ouse? 51 Sqn Dishforth airfield -

09/09/1940 Whitley MkV P4951 Linton on Ouse? 58 Sqn Linton on Ouse airfield -

09/09/1940 Whitley MkV P5094 ZA-B Leeming 10 Sqn Leeming airfield -

09/09/1940 Hurricane MkI P2827 Church Fenton 85 Sqn Church Fenton airfield -

10/09/1940 Whitley MkV N1490 Dishforth 78 Sqn Linton on Ouse airfield -

10/09/1940 Whitley ??? ??? ??? Brompton, Scarborough -

11/09/1940 Whitley MkV N1431 KN-D Linton on Ouse 77 Sqn Linton on Ouse airfield -

11/09/1940 Whitley MkV P5046 KN-O Linton on Ouse 77 Sqn Linton on Ouse airfield Damaged by flak, returned to base.

11/09/1940 Whitley MkV ? (N1508 KN-B) Linton on Ouse 77 Sqn Linton on Ouse airfield Damaged by flak, returned to base.

11/09/1940 Blackburn B2 G-ACER Brough Blackburn Aircraft Ltd Brough airfield -

12/09/1940 Whitley MkV P4974 MH-? Dishforth 51 Sqn Dishforth airfield Hit by flak, returned to base.

12/09/1940 Skua L2929 Hullavington 4 FPP High Bentham, Settle -

13/09/1940 Lysander MkII P9052 Linton on Ouse 4 Sqn Danby Wiske, Northallerton -

15/09/1940 Hudson MkI N7233 NR-? Thornaby 220 Sqn nr Thornaby -

16/09/1940 Whitley MkV "P4917" Driffield 77 Sqn Driffield airfield -

18/09/1940 Whitley MkV P4964 EY-? Dishforth 78 Sqn Dishforth airfield Hit by flak, returned to base.

18/09/1940 Hampden MkI X2960 ZN-? Finningley 106 Sqn Cantley, Finningley -

19/09/1940 Magister MkI T9676 Lindholme 50 Sqn Thorne, Doncaster -

19/09/1940 Botha MkI L6170 UL-F Thornaby 608 Sqn Thornaby airfield -

19/09/1940 Spitfire MkI L1073 Leconfield 64 Sqn Leconfield airfield -

20/09/1940 Battle MkI L5039 Driffield 5 Grp TTF Catfoss airfield

20-21/09/1940 Whitley MkV P4957 ZA-E Leeming 10 Sqn Cold Kirby, North Yorkshire Moors Hit by flak, returned to Yorkshire.

21/09/1940 Whitley MkV T4143 ZA-J Leeming 10 Sqn Leeming airfield Hit by flak, returned to base.

21/09/1940 Lysander MkII R9077 Clifton 4 Sqn Thornaby airfield -

22/09/1940 Whitley MkV P5105 Linton on Ouse 51 Sqn Dishforth airfield -

22/09/1940 Spitfire MkI R6683 Leconfield 64 Sqn Catfoss airfield -

24/09/1940 Whitley MkV P4942 KN-L Linton on Ouse 77 Sqn Appleton le Street, Malton -

24/09/1940 Whitley MkV N1470 GE-J Linton on Ouse 58 Sqn Youlton, Easingwold -

25/09/1940 Whitley MkV P4946 ZA-P Leeming 10 Sqn Leeming airfield Hit by flak, returned to base.

25/09/1940 Whitley MkV P5055 ZA-G Leeming 10 Sqn Leeming airfield Hit by flak, returned to base.

25/09/1940 Whitley MkV T4130 ZA-? Leeming 10 Sqn Somewhere in Yorkshire -

25/09/1940 Hurricane MkI L1854 Church Fenton 85 Sqdn nr Church Fenton -

26/09/1940 Hampden MkI L4062 Lindholme 50 Sqn Lindholme airfield -

27/09/1940 Hampden MkI P1256 ZN-? Finningley 106 Sqn Misson, nr Finningley -

29/09/1940 Hampden MkI P2134 EA-? Scampton 49 Sqn Haigh, Wakefield -

30/09/1940 Spitfire MkIa P9564 Leconfield 64 Sqn Beswick, Beverley -

30/09/1940 Spitfire MkI P9557 ? Leconfield 64 Sqn Mid-air collison, landed Driffield airfield -

30/09/1940 Spitfire MkIa P9465 Catterick 54 Sqn Catterick airfield Damaged on patrol, returned to base.

30/09/1940 Hurricane MkI P3924 Leconfield 302 Sqn Leconfield airfield -

30/09/1940 Hurricane MkI P3925 Leconfield 302 Sqn Leconfield airfield -

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