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Incidents in Yorkshire - May 1941.
This list contains all known aircraft accidents and mishaps in Yorkshire during May 1941. 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

01/05/1941 Blenheim MkI L6786 or L6785 Church Fenton 54 OTU nr Church Fenton -

01/05/1941 Spitfire MkIIa P2801 ? Catterick 41 Sqdn Unknown -

01/05/1941 Hurricane MkI L1841 Usworth 55 OTU Great Smeaton (or Great Snainton, Durham?) -

02/05/1941 Spitfire ? Catterick 41 Sqdn Catterick airfield -

03/05/1941 Spitfire MkI X4825 UD-? Kirton in Lindsey 452 Sqdn nr Halifax -

03/05/1941 Spitfire MkI ? UD-? Kirton in Lindsey 452 Sqdn collided in air, landed safely? -

05/05/1941 Ju88 A-5 0656 M2+DK Caen/Schipol 2/KG106 Idle, Bradford -

05/05/1941 Whitley MkV T4336 GE-E Linton on Ouse 58 Sqdn Church Fenton airfield -

05/05/1941 Spitfire MkI X4609 DU-? Leconfield 485 Sqdn Church Fenton airfield -

06/05/1941 Whitley MkV Z6497 Linton on Ouse 58 Sqdn Boston Spa -

07/05/1941 Hurricane MkIIa Z2801 Drem 43 Sqdn Cotherstone Moor, Barnard Castle -

08/05/1941 Walrus MkI P5708 ? 700 Sqdn Linton on Ouse airfield -

08/05/1941 Tiger Moth BB804 Yeadon 20 EFTS Yeadon airfield -

09/05/1941 Spitfire MkI X4903 DU-? Leconfield 485 Sqdn Buckton, nr Bempton -

09/05/1941 He111 H-5 4042 A1+CW Villacoublay 6/KG53 Patrington -

09/05/1941 He111 P-4 3000 G1+FP Villacoublay 6/KG53 Long Riston, Beverley -

09/05/1941 Blenheim L1360 Church Fenton 54 OTU Church Fenton airfield? -

09/05/1941 He111 H-5 4006 A1+FM Lille 4/KG53 Sunk Island, Spurn Point -

10/05/1941 Whitley MkV Z6559 Topcliffe 77 Sqdn Topcliffe airfield -

10/05/1941 Blenheim L1270 Church Fenton 54 OTU Church Fenton airfield (raid?) -

10/05/1941 Blenheim MkI L1494 Church Fenton 54 OTU Cutsyke, Castleford -

12/05/1941 Blenheim ? Church Fenton 54 OTU? Church Fenton airfield (enemy action) Damaged on ground

12/05/1941 Halifax ? Linton on Ouse 35 Sqdn Linton on Ouse airfield (enemy action) Damaged on ground

13/05/1941 Tiger Moth MkII T7144 Brough 4 EFTS Brough airfield -

13/05/1941 Hampden MkI X2982 Waddington 44 Sqdn Catterick Bridge -

14/05/1941 Spitfire MkIIa P8161 Cosford 9 MU "Wolf Stones" Yorks/Lancs border -

16/05/1941 Blenheim L8617 Church Fenton 54 OTU Church Fenton -

16/05/1941 Blenheim L6257 Church Fenton 54 OTU Church Fenton airfield -

17/05/1941 Defiant MkI N1573 Church Fenton 54 OTU Cawood -

17/05/1941 Hampden MkI L4124 Finningley 25 OTU Rossington, Finningley -

17/05/1941 Blenheim MkI L1302 Church Fenton 54 OTU Church Fenton airfield -

18/05/1941 Whitley MkV Z6579 Dishforth 51 Sqdn Dishforth airfield -

18/05/1941 Master MkI T8550 Church Fenton 54 OTU Ulleskelf -

18/05/1941 Tiger Moth BB805 Yeadon 20 EFTS Yeadon airfield -

19/05/1941 Defiant MkI N1742 Church Fenton 54 OTU Church Fenton airfield -

19/05/1941 Hurricane MkI P3772 Usworth 55 OTU Hole of Horcum, North Yorkshire Moors -

19/05/1941 Defiant MkI N1653 Church Fenton 54 OTU Selby Common -

20/05/1941 Tiger Moth BB801 Yeadon 20 EFTS Yeadon airfield -

20/05/1941 Tiger Moth BB800 Yeadon 20 EFTS Yeadon airfield -

20/05/1941 Tiger Moth N5445 Yeadon 20 EFTS Kimberworth, Sheffield -

20/05/1941 Tiger Moth T5382 Yeadon 20 EFTS Yeadon airfield -

23/05/1941 Spitfire MkI R7061 DU-? Leconfield 485 Sqdn Bainton, Driffield -

25/05/1941 Tiger Moth BB801 Yeadon 20 EFTS Horbury, Wakefield (or Hornby, Bedale) -

25/05/1941 Spitfire MkII P8082 EB-B? Catterick 41 Sqdn Catterick airfield -

27/05/1941 Spitfire MkI R7163 Catterick 313 Sqdn Uckerby, Catterick -

27/05/1941 Battle TTI L5667 Catfoss 2 (c)OTU Catfoss airfield -

29/05/1941 Blenheim MkI L8377 Church Fenton 54 OTU Church Fenton -

29/05/1941 Defiant MkI N1556 Church Fenton 54 OTU Church Fenton -

30/05/1941 Hampden MkI AD867 Lindholme 50 Sqdn Hatfield, Lindholme -

30/05/1941 Hampden MkI P1220 Finningley 25 OTU Finningley airfield -

31/05/1941 Whitley MkV Z6660 Linton on Ouse 58 Sqdn Plainville, Wiggington York -

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