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Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire - December 1943.

This list contains all known FATAL aircraft accidents in Yorkshire during December 1943. It also contains a variety of non-fatal incidents but is not yet a complete list of these less serious incidents.

Date

Aircraft

Identity

Base

Unit

Location in Yorkshire

Additional comments

01/12/1943Halifax MkIIIHZ235 HD-DLeconfield466 SqnCatfoss airfield-
01/12/1943Warwick ASR.IBV231ThornabyA.S.R.T.U.Thornaby airfield-
02/12/1943Wellington MkXLN186Finningley18 O.T.U.Bircotes airfield-
02/12/1943Halifax MkVDJ982Croft1664 H.C.U.Northallerton-
02/12/1943Halifax MkVDG282Croft1664 H.C.U.Croft airfield-
02/12/1943Halifax MkVEB208Rufforth1663 H.C.U.Whixley-
03/12/1943Martinet MkIMS554Dalton1691 (Bomber) Gunnery FlightCastle Bolton-
03/12/1943Halifax MkIIBB306Marston Moor1652 H.C.U.Marston Moor airfield-
03/12/1943Lancaster MkIIDS851 QO-DEast Moor432 SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
03/12/1943Lancaster MkIILL635Sherburn in ElmetA.F.E.E.Sherburn in Elmet airfieldGround accident.
03/12/1943Wellington MkXLN603Ossington82 O.T.U.Lindholme airfield-
03/12/1943Halifax MkIIW7819Lindholme1656 H.C.U.Lindholme airfield-
03/12/1943Halifax MkIILW235Breighton78 SqnBreighton airfieldGround collision.
03/12/1943Halifax MkIIJP126Breighton78 SqnBreighton airfieldGround collision.
04/12/1943Halifax MkIIHR716Lissett158 SqnLissett airfieldDamaged in the air.
04/12/1943Halifax MkVLK992Tholthorpe434 SqnTholthorpe airfieldDamaged in the air.
05/12/1943Halifax MkIIJN922 MH-ZSnaith51 SqnSnaith airfield-
08/12/1943Halifax MkVDG410Rufforth1663 H.C.U.Rufforth airfield-
09/12/1943Halifax MkIIW7815Marston Moor1652 H.C.U.Greasbrough-
09/12/1943Halifax MkIIIHZ276 HD-YLeconfield466 SqnLeconfield airfieldGround accident
09/12/1943Halifax MkIIR9429Riccall1658 H.C.U.Riccall airfield-
09/12/1943Halifax MkVLL122 KN-YElvington77 SqnLeavening-
09/12/1943????Copmanthorpe?
10/12/1943Halifax MkIIDT689Wombleton1666 H.C.U.Wombleton airfieldFire on ground.
10/12/1943Halifax MkIIDT584Wombleton1666 H.C.U.Wombleton airfield-
11/12/1943Beaufighter MkVIcJL637North Coates254 SqnGrangetown-
11/12/1943Tiger MothDE663Scorton130 SqnScorton airfield-
11/12/1943B17-G42-31098 "Penny's Thunderhead"Deenethorpe614th BS, 401st BG, USAAFLindholme airfieldDamaged in the air.
11/12/1943Halifax MkVDK128Rufforth1663 H.C.U.Rufforth airfield-
11/12/1943Halifax MkIIW7912Riccall1658 H.C.U.Riccall airfieldDamage found on inspection.
11/12/1943Beaufighter MkIT4727Catfoss2 (C)O.T.U.Catfoss airfield-
11/12/1943Spitfire???Lindholme airfield-
12/12/1943Blenheim MkIVT2140Castle Camps / Church Fenton527 SqnChurch Fenton airfield-
12/12/1943Mosquito NF.IIDD754Church Fenton25 SqnWest Flotmanby, Flixton-
12/12/1943Hurricane MkIVKZ663WitteringA.F.D.U.Leconfield airfield-
12/12/1943Wellington MkIcHF464Leicester East196 SqnLeconfield airfield-
12/12/1943Halifax MkIIBB240Marston Moor1652 H.C.U.Marston Moor airfield-
13/12/1943Beaufighter MkIcT4769Catfoss2 (C)O.T.U.Catfoss airfield-
13/12/1943Magister MkIN5438?? ATACatterick airfield-
15/12/1943WarwickBV404?Thornaby ?281 Sqn?Croft airfield-
16/12/1943Hudson MkVIFK537Sherburn in ElmetA.F.E.E.Sherburn in Elmet airfield-
16/12/1943Halifax MkIIIHX296Leconfield466 SqnWatton, East Yorkshire-
16/12/1943Halifax MkVEB208Rufforth1663 H.C.U.Whixley-
16/12/1943Lancaster MkIIDS837 OW-QLinton on Ouse426 SqnYearsley-
16/12/1943Lancaster MkIIDS737 EQ-CLinton on Ouse408 SqnHawnby-
16/12/1943Barracuda MkIIBV820Sherburn in Elmet7 F.P.P., ATASherburn in Elmet airfieldGround accident
16/12/1943Lancaster MkIIDS779 OW-CLinton on Ouse426 SqnHunsingore-
17/12/1943Lancaster MkIIILM389 SR-YLudford Magna101 SqnEastrington-
17/12/1943Lancaster MkIIDS832 QO-K EQ-CEast Moor432 SqnDanby-
18/12/1943Wellington MkIcDV808Moreton in Marsh21 O.T.U.Fixby, Huddersfield-
18/12/1943Blenheim MkIVZ6338Manby1 A.A.S.Long Marston-
18/12/1943Tomahawk MkIIaAH884Bruntingthorpe1683 FlightConisbrough-
18/12/1943Oxford MkIHM729Thame5 T.F.P.P., ATAKelfield-
19/12/1943Halifax MkIIIHX245 BM-CSkipton on Swale433 SqnSkipton on Swale airfield-
19/12/1943Halifax MkIIIHX277 BM-QSkipton on Swale433 SqnSkipton on Swale airfield-
19/12/1943Halifax MkVEB180 ZU-JDishforth1664 H.C.U.Marton le Moor-
20/12/1943Halifax MkIIJN923 MH-FSnaith51 SqnSnaith airfieldDamaged in the air.
20/12/1943Argus MkIHM165Sherburn in Elmet7 FPP, ATAYeadon airfield-
20/12/1943Argus MkIFK349Sherburn in Elmet7 FPP, ATALeeming airfield-
21/12/1943Martinet MkIEM552Sherburn in Elmet7 FPP, ATAScorton airfield-
21/12/1943Oxford MkIP9041Castle Bromwich / Wrexham577 SqnHawnby-
21/12/1943Oxford MkIHM673CranwellR.A.F.C.South Cave-
21/12/1943Lancaster MkIIDS615 -RWombleton1679 H.C.Flt.Topcliffe airfield-
21/12/1943Halifax MkIIDT548 -QTopcliffe1659 H.C.U.Topcliffe airfieldStruck by Lancaster DS615
21/12/1943Halifax MkIIBB251 -VTopcliffe1659 H.C.U.Croft airfield-
21/12/1943Halifax MkVLK991 SE-UCroft431 SqnCroft airfieldStruck by Halifax BB251
21/12/1943Halifax MkIILW330 EY-OBreighton78 SqnBrind, Howden-
22/12/1943Halifax MkVDK226 -YLeeming427 SqnLeeming airfield-
22/12/1943Halifax MkIIJN949 DY-DPocklington102 SqnPocklington airfield-
23/12/1943Halifax MkVEB191 ZU-CDishforth1664 H.C.U.Harrogate-
23/12/1943B-24-D Liberator41-23788 "Avenger"Shipdham68th Sqn, 44th B.G. USAAFSkeffling, River HumberDamaged in the air.
23/12/1943BeaufighterJL876Catfoss2 (C)O.T.U.Lissett airfield-
23/12/1943Martinet MkIMS551Dalton1691 (B)G.FltDalton airfield-
23/12/1943Halifax MkVDK151Rufforth1663 H.C.U.Rufforth airfield-
24/12/1943Lancaster MkIIDS624 -LWombleton1679 H.C.Flt.Wombleton airfield-
24/12/1943Swordfish MkILS418White Waltham1 FPP, ATASherburn in Elmet airfield-
27/12/1943Halifax MkIIJB788Marston Moor1652 H.C.U.Cleckheaton-
27/12/1943??Sherburn in Elmet?Pontefract area-
28/12/1943Halifax MkVDK149Rufforth1663 H.C.U.Rufforth airfield-
29/12/1943Halifax MkVDG248Rufforth1663 H.C.U.Rufforth airfield-
29/12/1943Albacore MkIL7080Ratcliffe6 F.P.P., ATASherburn in Elmet airfield-
29/12/1943Whitley MVBD505Sherburn in ElmetA.F.E.E.Sherburn in Elmet airfield-
29/12/1943Lancaster MkIIDS741 -TLinton on Ouse426 SqnLinton on Ouse airfield-
29/12/1943Lancaster MkIIDS767 -QLinton on Ouse408 SqnLinton on Ouse airfield-
29/12/1943Halifax MkIILW295Breighton78 Sqn(probably not at) Breighton airfieldDamaged in the air.
29/12/1943Lancaster MkIIDS844 QO-HEast Moor432 SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
29/12/1943Lancaster MkIIDS792 QO-UEast Moor432 SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
29/12/1943Lancaster MkIIDS740 QO-ZEast Moor432 SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
29/12/1943Martinet MkIMS553 -FDalton1691 (B)G.Flt.Dalton airfield-
29/12/1943Martinet MkIMS549 -BDalton1691 (B)G.Flt.Dalton airfield-
30/12/1943BeaufighterJM555Catfoss2 (C)O.T.U.Catfoss airfield-
30/12/1943Halifax MkIILW241Pocklington102 SqnPocklington airfieldGround collision.