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Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire - April 1941. This list contains all known aircraft accidents and flying incidents in Yorkshire during April 1941. I would welcome any additional information on any of these incidents or to inform me of ones that I have not included.
Date | Aircraft | Identity | Base | Unit | Location in Yorkshire | Damaged by enemy action |
| 01/04/1941 | Blenheim MkIV | V5807 | Catfoss | 2 (C)O.T.U. | nr Driffield | - |
| 01/04/1941 | Hampden MkI | P4409 VN-? | Lindholme | 50 Sqn | Lindholme airfield | - |
| 01/04/1941 | Spitfire MkI | R6775 EB-? "East India Fund Flight" | Catterick | 41 Sqn | Catterick airfield | - |
| 02/04/1941 | Blenheim (x6) | ? | Catfoss | 2 (C)O.T.U. | Catfoss airfield | Damaged by enemy action. |
| 02/04/1941 | Wellington | ? | ? | ? | Catfoss airfield | Damaged by enemy action. |
| 02/04/1941 | Spitfire MkIIa | P8049 EB-? | Catterick | 41 Sqn | Whashton, Richmond | - |
| 03/04/1941 | Lysander MkIII | T1550 | Renfrew | 309 Sqn | Birstwith, Harrogate | - |
| 04/04/1941 | Whitley MkV | Z6508 | Dishforth | 78 Sqn | Dishforth airfield | - |
| 04/04/1941 | Whitley MkV | T4200 | Topcliffe | 77 Sqn | Topcliffe airfield | - |
| 04/04/1941 | Blenheim MkIV | T2224 RT-? | Thornaby | 114 Sqn | Thornaby airfield | - |
| 05/04/1941 | Spitfire MkIIa | P7320 EB-? | Catterick | 41 Sqn | Catterick airfield | - |
| 05/04/1941 | Tiger Moth | R5253 | Church Fenton | 54 O.T.U. | Forest Farm airfield | - |
| 05/04/1941 | Spitfire | ? | ? | ? | Forest Farm airfield | - |
| 05/04/1941 | Blenheim MkI | L6677 | Church Fenton | 54 O.T.U. | Church Fenton airfield | - |
| 05/04/1941 | Defiant MkI | N1804 | Church Fenton | 54 O.T.U. | Church Fenton airfield | - |
| 06/04/1941 | Blenheim MkIV | ? | Thornaby | 114 Sqn | Thornaby airfield | - |
| 06/04/1941 | Tiger Moth | R5082 | Church Fenton | 54 O.T.U. | Forest Farm airfield | - |
| 06/04/1941 | Spitfire | X4662 OU-? | Driffield | 485 Sqn | Hotham, Market Weighton | - |
| 07/04/1941 | Tiger Moth MkII | T7221 | Brough | 4 E.F.T.S. | Brough airfield | - |
| 07/04/1941 | Tiger Moth MkII | BB741 | Brough | 4 E.F.T.S. | Brough airfield | - |
| 08/04/1941 | Whitley MkV | Z6487 MH-G | Dishforth | 51 Sqn | Dishforth airfield | Damaged in the air. |
| 08/04/1941 | Defiant MkI | N1562 | Church Fenton | 54 O.T.U. | Church Fenton airfield | - |
| 08/04/1941 | Tiger Moth | T5534 | Church Fenton | 54 O.T.U. | Forest Farm airfield | - |
| 08/04/1941 | Whitley MkV | P4938 | Topcliffe | 77 Sqn | Driffield airfield | - |
| 08/04/1941 | Whitley MkV | T4331 | Topcliffe | 77 Sqn | Topcliffe airfield | - |
| 08/04/1941 | Blenheim MkI | L1185 | Church Fenton | 54 O.T.U. | Church Fenton airfield | - |
| 09/04/1941 | Whitley MkV | Z6624 ZA-O | Leeming | 10 Sqn | Linton on Ouse airfield | Damaged in the air. |
| 09/04/1941 | Hurricane MkI | V7610 PO-M | Sherburn in Elmet | 46 Sqn | Barkston Ash | - |
| 09/04/1941 | Hurricane MkI | V7005 | Sherburn in Elmet | 46 Sqn | Staxton | - |
| 10/04/1941 | Hurricane MkI | P5199 | Usworth | 55 O.T.U. | Marske by Sea | - |
| 10/04/1941 | Tiger Moth MkII | N5446 | Yeadon | 20 E.F.T.S. | Harewood | - |
| 12/04/1941 | Blenheim MkI | L6611 | Church Fenton | 54 O.T.U. | Church Fenton airfield | - |
| 12/04/1941 | Blenheim MkI | L6790 | Church Fenton | 54 O.T.U. | Crockey Hill, York | - |
| 13/04/1941 | Spitfire MkIIa | P7549 | Catterick | 41 Sqn | Thornaby airfield | - |
| 13/04/1941 | Whitley MkV | Z6507 | Linton on Ouse | 58 Sqn | Linton on Ouse airfield | - |
| 14/04/1941 | Spitfire MkIa | R6699 | Catterick | 41 Sqn | Catterick airfield | - |
| 14/04/1941 | Hampden MkI | AD904 | Waddington | 44 Sqn | Lindholme airfield | - |
| 14/04/1941 | Whitley MkV | P4953 | Leeming | 10 Sqn | Leeming airfield | - |
| 14/04/1941 | Whitley MkV | T4284 | Linton on Ouse | 58 Sqn | Linton on Ouse airfield | - |
| 15/04/1941 | Spitfire MkIa | R6986 | Driffield | 485 Sqn | Driffield airfield | - |
| 15/04/1941 | Tiger Moth MkII | N9317 | Brough | 4 E.F.T.S. | Faxfleet, Brough | - |
| 16/04/1941 | Halifax MkI | L9493 TL-G | Linton on Ouse | 35 Sqn | Linton on Ouse | - |
| 16/04/1941 | He111 H-5 | 9370 A1+AL | Lille? | 3/KG53 | Wigginton, York | - |
| 16/04/1941 | Tiger Moth MkII | N6654 | Brough | 4 E.F.T.S. | Bellasize airfield | - |
| 16/04/1941 | Tiger Moth MkII | R4943 | Brough | 4 E.F.T.S. | Bellasize airfield | - |
| 16/04/1941 | Blenheim ? | ? | Church Fenton | 54 O.T.U. | Church Fenton airfield | - |
| 16/04/1941 | Spitfire MkIa | X4475 | Hawarden | 57 O.T.U. | Addingham, Ilkley | - |
| 17/04/1941 | Spitfire MkIa | R6697 OU-N | Driffield | 485 Sqn | Driffield airfield | - |
| 17/04/1941 | Master MkI | N7696 | ? | 5 F.T.S. | Thurgoland | - |
| 18/04/1941 | Blenheim MkI | L7088 | Church Fenton | 54 O.T.U. | Church Fenton airfield(?) | - |
| 19/04/1941 | Hampden MkI | P1248 | Finningley | 25 O.T.U. | Sheffield | - |
| 19/04/1941 | Defiant MkI | L6973 | Church Fenton | 54 O.T.U. | Church Fenton | - |
| 19/04/1941 | Blenheim MkIV | R3806 | Thornaby | 114 Sqn | Thornaby airfield | - |
| 21/04/1941 | Tiger Moth MkII | N6744 ? | Brough | 4 E.F.T.S. | Brough airfield | Ground collision. |
| 21/04/1941 | Tiger Moth | ? | Brough | 4 E.F.T.S. | Brough airfield | Ground collision. |
| 21/04/1941 | Whitley MkV | P4989 | Driffield | 102 Sqn | Driffield airfield | - |
| 22/04/1941 | Hampden MkI | P2073 | Coningsby | 106 Sqn | Lindholme airfield | - |
| 23/04/1941 | ? | ? | ? | ? | Routh, Beverley | - |
| 24/04/1941 | Tiger Moth | T5491 | Church Fenton | 54 O.T.U. | Forest Farm airfield? | - |
| 24/04/1941 | Avro Rota | ? | Barskton Ash? | 73 (Sig.) Wing ? | nr Driffield | - |
| 24/04/1941 | Blenheim MkIf | K7132 | Church Fenton | 54 O.T.U. | Ackworth, Pontefract | - |
| 24/04/1941 | Hurricane MkI | V7005 | Sherburn in Elmet | 46 Sqn | Driffield airfield | - |
| 24/04/1941 | Blenheim MkI | L1523 | Church Fenton | 54 O.T.U. | Church Fenton airfield | Damaged by enemy aircraft. |
| 24/04/1941 | Blenheim MkI | L1478 | Church Fenton | 54 O.T.U. | Church Fenton airfield | Damaged by enemy aircraft. |
| 24/04/1941 | Blenheim MkI | L1130 | Church Fenton | 54 O.T.U. | Church Fenton airfield | - |
| 24/04/1941 | Blenheim MkI | L1508 | Church Fenton | 54 O.T.U. | Church Fenton airfield | - |
| 24/04/1941 | Whitley MkV | Z6474 | Dishforth | 51 Sqn | Dishforth airfield | - |
| 25/04/1941 | Blenheim MkI | L1297 | Church Fenton | 54 O.T.U. | Church Fenton airfield | Damaged in the air. |
| 25/04/1941 | Blenheim MkI | L1320 | Church Fenton | 54 O.T.U. | Church Fenton airfield | Damaged by enemy aircraft. |
| 25/04/1941 | Wellington MkIc | R1218 LS-H | Wyton | 15 Sqn | Sand Hutton, Stamford Bridge | - |
| 25/04/1941 | Whitley MkV | Z6648 | Topcliffe | 77 Sqn | Topcliffe airfield | - |
| 26/04/1941 | Wellington MkIc | R1015 KX-L | East Wretham | 311 Sqn | Wetherby | - |
| 26/04/1941 | Defiant MkI | N1568 | Church Fenton | 54 O.T.U. | Thorp Arch, Tadcaster | - |
| 26/04/1941 | Blenheim MkIV | V5812 | Catfoss | 2 (C)O.T.U. | Routh, Beverley | - |
| 26/04/1941 | Anson MkI | N9848 | Finningley | 25 O.T.U. | Finningley airfield | - |
| 26/04/1941 | Spitfire MkIa | X4916 "City of Hull, No.1" | Driffield/Leconfield | 485 Sqn | Leconfield airfield | - |
| 27/04/1941 | Whitley MkV | T4200 | Topcliffe | 77 Sqn | Topcliffe airfield | - |
| 27/04/1941 | Battle TT.I | L5625 | Church Fenton | 54 O.T.U. | Catfoss airfield | - |
| 28/04/1941 | Hampden MkI | P4400 | Finningley | 25 O.T.U. | Finningley airfield | - |
| 28/04/1941 | Hampden MkI | P1287 | Finningley | 25 O.T.U. | Finningley airfield | - |
| 28/04/1941 | Blenheim MkIV | V6022 | Thornaby | 114 Sqn | Thornaby airfield | - |
| 29/04/1941 | Moth | BD166 | Linton on Ouse | Stn. Flt. | Linton on Ouse airfield | - |
| 30/04/1941 | Whitley MkV | P5109 ZA-I | Leeming | 10 Sqn | Leeming airfield | Damaged in the air. |
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