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Incidents in Yorkshire - August 1942.
This list contains all known aircraft accidents and mishaps in Yorkshire during August 1942. A small number are contained on the other sections of this website and are linked in accordingly.

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

01/08/1942 Wellington MkIV Z1482 UV-Q Breighton 460 Sqn Breighton airfield Hit by flak, returned to base.

01/08/1942 Halifax MkII W7777 NP-V East Moor 158 Sqn East Moor airfield Hit by flak, returned to base.

01/08/1942 Tiger Moth MkII T5670 Brough 4 EFTS Brough airfield -

01/08/1942 Tiger Moth MkII T7843 Brough 4 EFTS Brough airfield -

02/08/1942 Hudson ? ??-P Thornaby 6 (c)OTU Thornaby airfield -

04/08/1942 Halifax MkII R9388 NP-Y East Moor 158 Sqn Conv Flt East Moor airfield -

05/08/1942 Liberator MkII AL588 Snaith? 1653 HCU Tockwith -

05/08/1942 Oxford R6155 Acaster Malbis 15 (P)AFUU Boltby, North Yorkshire Moors -

05/08/1942 Oxford MkII V4215 Acaster Malbis 15 (P)AFU Myton on Swale, Easingwold -

06/08/1942 Wellington MkIV Z1323 UV-S Breighton 460 Sqn Breighton airfield Hit by flak, returned to base.

06/08/1942 Halifax MkII W1221 NP-R East Moor 158 Sqn East Moor airfield Hit by flak, returned to base.

06/08/1942 Hotspur MkII BT546 Sherburn in Elmet AFEE Allerton Park, Knaresborough -

06/08/1942 Lysander MkII L4795 Heston/Leconfield 116 Sqn Howden -

07/08/1942 Halifax ? Pocklington 405 Sqn Pocklington airfield -

07/08/1942 Wellington MkIII X3698 JN-? Snaith 150 Sqn Great Heck -
08/08/1942 Beaufighter T5144 Catfoss 2 (c)OTU Catfoss airfield -

09/08/1942 Beaufighter MkI X7706 Church Fenton 25 Sqn Sutton under Whitestone Cliff, Thirsk -

09/08/1942 Defiant MkI N3485 Driffield 1484 Flt Driffield airfield -

09/08/1942 Beaufighter EL328 Catfoss 2 (c)OTU Catfoss airfield -

10/08/1942 Oxford MkII BM821 Driffield 1484 Flt Driffield airfield -

11/08/1942 Hudson MkI T9355 OD-V2 Thornaby 6 (c)OTU Thornaby, Middlesbrough -

12/08/1942 Whitley MkV Z9470 Honeybourne 24 OTU Kirby Underdale, Garrowby -

13/08/1942 Defiant MkI L6981 Driffield 1484 Flt Rotsea, Hutton Cranswick -

14/08/1942 Tomahawk MkIIa AH918 Catterick 1472 DB Flt Catterick airfield -

14/08/1942 Oxford MkI V4219 Newton 16 (P)FTS Brimham Rocks, Ripon -

16/08/1942 Halifax MkI L9496 Marston Moor 1652 CU Burn airfield -

16/08/1942 Hampden MkI P4318 GL-O Cottesmore 14 OTU Arkengarthdale, Yorkshire Dales -

16/08/1942 Wellington MkIV Z1464 UV-K Breighton 460 Sqn Breighton airfield Damaged by enemy aircraft, returned to base.

17/08/1942 Halifax MkII L9609 Marston Moor 1652 CU Sowerby, Thirsk -

18/08/1942 Wellington MkIV Z1401 UV-M Breighton 460 Sqn Breighton airfield Damaged by enemy aircraft, returned to base.

18/08/1942 Beaufighter MkVIc T5147 Catfoss 2 (c)OTU Catfoss airfield -

18/08/1942 Halifax ? Pocklington 102 Conv Flt Pocklington airfield -

18/08/1942 Halifax MkII V9992 MP-M Middleton St.George 76 Sqn Sowerby, Thirsk -

18/08/1942 Halifax MkII BB197 Pocklington 102 Conv Flt Marston Moor airfield -

19/08/1942 P38 Lightning 41-7604 Kirton in Lindsey 94th FS, USAAF Knayton, Thirsk -

19/08/1942 Oxford ? Leconfield 15 (P)AFU Leconfield airfield? -

22/08/1942 Lancaster MkI L9584 KM-S Waddington 44 Sqn Masham Moor, Yorkshire Dales -

22/08/1942 Beaufighter MkVIc T5145 Catfoss 2 (c)OTU Brandesburton, Catfoss -

23/08/1942 Oxford MkI N6430 Acaster Malbis 15 (P)AFU Marston Moor -

23/08/1942 Beaufighter MkIc T4726 Catfoss 2 (c)OTU Hornsea -

24/08/1942 Tiger Moth MkII T7115 Brough 4 EFTS Crowle -

24/08/1942 Tiger Moth DE405 Clifton 4 Gp Comm Flt Clifton airfield -

24/08/1942 Mustang MkI AG464 West Zoyland 268 Sqn Clifton airfield -

25/08/1942 Magister MkI N3835 Hornchurch 122 Sqn Barnsley -

26/08/1942 Halifax MkII W1003 East Moor 158 Sqn Conv Flt East Moor airfield -

28/08/1942 Wellington MkIV Z1323 UV-S Breighton 460 Sqn Breighton airfield Hit by flak, returned to base.

28/08/1942 Wellington MkIV Z1484 UV-X Breighton 460 Sqn Breighton airfield Hit by flak, returned to base.

28/08/1942 Wellington MkIV Z1482 UV-Q Breighton 460 Sqn Breighton airfield Damaged by enemy aircraft, returned to base.

29/08/1942 Hurricane MkII HV343 Clilfton 48 MU Yorkshire? -

29/08/1942 Beaufighter MkVIf X8222 Scorton 406 Sqn Catterick Bridge -

31/08/1942 Halifax MkII BB196 MP-O Middleton St.George/Pocklington 76 Sqn Catfoss airfield -

31/08/1942 Blenheim Z7302 Bicester 13 OTU Catfoss airfield -

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