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Incidents in Yorkshire - December 1941.
This list contains all known aircraft accidents and mishaps in Yorkshire during December 1941. A small number are contained on the main section to my website and are linked in accordingly. Bomber Command suffered heavy losses during this month over Mainland Europe and the bombing plan over the Winter months was scaled back.

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

01/12/1941 Whitley MkV ? ? ? Dalton, Thirsk -

01/12/1941 Wellington ? LQ-? Pocklington 405 Sqdn Pocklington airfield -

04/12/1941 Master MkIII W8595 Crosby on Eden 59 OTU Hull -

05/12/1941 Spitfire MkVb BL251 Scorton 122 Sqdn Eston Hills, Middlesbrough -

05/12/1941 Wellington MkIV R1490 Holme on Spalding Moor 458 Sqdn (or 58 Sqn) Holme on Spalding Moor airfield -

06/12/1941 Magister MkI N3861 Church Fenton 245 Sqdn Church Fenton airfield -

07/12/1941 Whitley MkV Z9162 ZA-Y Leeming 10 Sqdn Londonderry, Leeming -

07/12/1941 Wellington MkIc X9612 Finningley 25 OTU Rossington/Edlington, nr Finningley -

08/12/1941 Wellington MkIV Z1291 Holme on Spalding Moor 458 Sqdn Holme on Spalding Moor airfield Hit by friendly fire, returned safely to base.

09/12/1941 Blenheim MkIV L8732 Church Fenton 54 OTU nr Church Fenton -

12/12/1941 Whitley MkV Z9188 ZA-V Leeming 10 Sqdn Eavestone, Pateley Bridge -

12/12/1941 Whitley MkV Z9149 ZA-? Leeming 10 Sqdn Leeming airfield -

13/12/1941 Blenheim MkIV R3760 Church Fenton 54 OTU nr Church Fenton airfield -

13/12/1941 Wellington MkIV Z1212 Holme on Spalding Moor 458 Sqdn Holme on Spalding Moor airfield -

13/12/1941 Wellington ? LQ-? Pocklington 405 Sqdn Pocklington airfield -

14/12/1941 Wellington MkIc Z8849 JN-? Snaith 150 Sqdn Highgate, Snaith -

15/12/1941 Wellington ? LQ-? Pocklington 405 Sqdn Pocklington airfield -

16/12/1941 Wellington MkII Z8427 SM-W Lindholme 305 Sqdn Hatfield Chase, Doncaster -

16/12/1941 Blenheim MkIV L9417 Catfoss 2 (c)OTU Catfoss airfield -

17/12/1941 Blenheim MkIV R2781 Church Fenton 54 OTU Todwick Bar, Rotherham -

18/12/1941 Hudson MkI T9294 Thornaby 6 (c)OTU Thornaby airfield -

18/12/1941 Whitley MkV Z9277 EY-? Croft 78 Sqdn Appletreewick, Wharfedale -

18/12/1941 Hudson MkII V9032 Thornaby 6 (c)OTU Ingleby Barwick, Middlebrough -

18/12/1941 Halifax MkII R9377 TL-B Linton on Ouse 35 Sqdn Linton on Ouse airfield Hit by flak, returned safely to base.

19/12/1941 Master MkIII W8479 ? TFPP Sedbergh, Dales -

22/12/1941 Blenheim MkIV N6166 Church Fenton 54 OTU Sutton on the Forest, York -

22/12/1941 Hudson MkI N7243 Thornaby 6 (c)OTU Middlesbrough -

23/12/1941 Wellington MkII W5560 LQ-M Pocklington 405 Sqdn nr Lindholme airfield -

27/12/1941 Wellington MkIV Z1272 Holme on Spalding Moor 458 Sqdn Holme on Spalding Moor airfield Damaged by enemy aircraft. Returned safely to base.

28/12/1941 Whitley MkV Z9276 EY-? Croft 78 Sqdn Foxholes, Wolds -

29/12/1941 Halifax MkII V9981 Leeming 10 Sqdn Leeming airfield -

29/12/1941 Halifax MkII L9614 Leeming 10 Sqdn Leeming airfield -

30/12/1941 Halifax MkII R9366 TL-B Linton on Ouse 35 Sqdn Linton on Ouse airfield Hit by flak, returned safely to base.

31/12/1941 Lysander MkIIIa T1630 Church Fenton 54 OTU Malton -

31/12/1941 Blenheim ? Church Fenton 54 OTU Church Fenton airfield -

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