Whitley Z6496 near Knaresborough.

On the 12th of September 1941 the crew of this aircraft were returning from Ops to Warnemunde and thick fog was covering much of North Yorkshire on this night. Lost and running low on fuel the pilot made a good landing in a field two miles south of Knaresborough at 06.54hrs. The crew escaped injury. The aircraft sustained little damage and flew again after recovery by 60 MU.

Pilot - Unknown, uninjured.