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Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire - February 1943.

This list contains all known aircraft accidents and flying incidents in Yorkshire during February 1943. I would welcome any additional information on any of these incidents or to inform me of ones that I have not included. All of the service histories shown on these webpages have been compiled by myself and Mr Graham Sharpe from AM Form 78, various Air Britain publications and other records. It is also worth mentioning on this monthly page that there was a serious bus crash at Knottingley Cross Roads, Pontefract on the night of 6th February 1943 as the bus was returning to Snaith airfield following an outing to Pontefract with a large number of air force personnel on board. Six died at the scene and twenty nine others were taken to hospital with serious injuries where at least one died of his injuries.

Date

Aircraft

Identity

Base

Unit

Location in Yorkshire

Additional comments

01/02/1943Wellington MkIIIX3545Dalton428 SqnDalton airfield-
02/02/1943Lancaster MkIED354 UV-WBreighton460 SqnBreighton airfieldDamaged in the air.
03/02/1943Lancaster MkIW4331 UV-RBreighton460 SqnBreighton airfieldDamaged in the air.
03/02/1943Wellington MkIIIBK184 BT-?Hixon30 O.T.U.Robin Hoods Bay-
03/02/1943Halifax MkIIR9455Riccall1658 H.C.U.Selby-
03/02/1943Do217 E-4U5+GL W/Nr 5462Soesterberg3/KG2Muston-
03/02/1943Halifax MkIIBB194Riccall1658 H.C.U.Melbourne airfield-
03/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT693Snaith51 SqnSnaith airfield-
03/02/1943Lancaster MkIED370 -DHolme on Spalding Moor101 SqnHolme on Spalding Moor airfield-
04/02/1943Halifax MkIIHR654Leeming408 SqnLeeming airfieldDamaged in the air.
04/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT554 MP-TLinton on Ouse76 SqnLinton on Ouse airfield-
04/02/1943Halifax MkIIW7932Croft78 SqnLinton on Ouse airfield-
04/02/1943Halifax MkIIW7929Croft78 SqnMarston Moor airfield-
04/02/1943Beaufighter MkIcT4758Catfoss2 (C)O.T.U.Catfoss airfield-
04/02/1943HorsaDG604Sherburn in ElmetA.F.E.E.Sherburn in Elmet airfield-
04/02/1943Halifax MkIIR9373Riccall1658 H.C.U.Riccall airfield-
04/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT736 KN-MElvington77 SqnElvington airfieldDamaged in the air.
04/02/1943Wellington MkXHE178Leconfield196 SqnLeconfield airfield-
4-5/02/1943Lancaster MkIED320Holme on Spalding Moor101 SqnHolme on Spalding Moor airfield?Damaged in the air.
4-5/02/1943Wellington MkIcDV509Bramcote18 O.T.U.Finningley airfield-
05/02/1943Mosquito NFIIHJ918Church Fenton25 SqnCawood-
05/02/1943Beaufighter MkVIcX8060Catfoss2 (C)O.T.U.Kilham, Driffield-
05/02/1943Typhoon MkIbDN257Church Fenton183 SqnChurch Fenton airfield-
05/02/1943Wellington MkIcDV883Thornaby6 (C)O.T.U.Thornaby airfield-
06/02/1943Wellington MkXHE156 HD-?Leconfield466 SqnLeconfield airfield-
06/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT546 ZA-RMelbourne10 SqnPocklington airfieldDamaged in the air.
06/02/1943Wellington MkIIIZ1692 QB-LTopcliffe424 SqnTopcliffe airfield-
06/02/1943Wellington MkXHE177Dalton428 SqnDishforth airfieldDamaged in the air.
06/02/1943Wellington MkXHE393 HD-?Leconfield466 SqnLeconfield airfield-
06/02/1943Halifax MkIIW7705Lindholme1656 H.C.U.Lindholme airfield-
06/02/1943Halifax MkIIBB255Lindholme1656 H.C.U.Lindholme airfield-
06/02/1943Lancaster MkIED442Skellingthorpe50 SqnReedness-
07/02/1943Wellington MkIIIDF620Dishforth426 SqnTopcliffe airfield-
07/02/1943Wellington MkIIIX3460 OW-KDishforth426 SqnDishforth airfield-
07/02/1943Wellington MkIIILB226Thornaby6 (c)O.T.U.Thornaby airfield-
07/02/1943Wellington MkIcDV884Thornaby6 (c)O.T.U.Thornaby airfield-
07/02/1943Spitfire MkVbAR437Catterick401 SqnCatterick airfield-
08/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT582 MH-?Snaith51 SqnSnaith airfield-
08/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT645 KN-QElvington77 SqnElvington airfieldDamaged in the air.
10/02/1943Tomahawk MkIAH744Catterick1472 A.A.C.Flt.Red Gill Moss, Pennines-
10/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT782Linton on Ouse76 SqnLinton on Ouse airfieldDamaged in the air.
10/02/1943Spitfire MkVbAB981Catterick401 SqnWhitwell-
10/02/1943Beaufighter MkIT4797Catfoss2 (C)O.T.U.Catfoss airfield-
11/02/1943Halifax MkIIW7879 DY-OPocklington102 SqnNorth Dalton-
11/02/1943Halifax MkIIW7919 DY-?Pocklington102 SqnPocklington airfieldDamaged in the air.
11/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT482Lindholme1656 H.C.U.Lindholme airfield-
11/02/1943Martinet TTIHN951Driffield1484 (B)G.Flt.FlotmanbyDamaged in the air and then crashed.
11/02/1943Whitley MkVZ9165Driffield1484 (B)G.Flt.Driffield airfieldDamaged in the air.
12/02/1943Wellington MkIIIBJ778 ZL-ACroft427 SqnChop Gate-
12/02/1943Fairchild ArgusEV797Sherburn in Elmet7 F.P.P.Sherburn in Elmet airfield-
12/02/1943Fairchild ArgusFK342Sherburn in Elmet7 F.P.P.Sherburn in Elmet airfield-
12/02/1943Wellington MkIIIBJ799East Moor429 SqnEast Moor airfield-
13/02/1943Wellington MkIIIDF625East Moor429 SqnEast Moor airfield-
13/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT697 NP-BRufforth158 SqnDriffield airfieldDamaged in the air.
13/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT722Snaith51 SqnSnaith airfield-
13/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT724Snaith51 SqnSnaith airfield-
14/02/1943Wellington MkIIIDF621 QB-OTopcliffe424 SqnTopcliffe airfieldDamaged in the air.
14/02/1943Halifax MkIIW7922Pocklington102 SqnPocklington airfield-
14/02/1943Typhoon MkIbDN297Church Fenton183 SqnChurch Fenton airfield-
14/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT696 NP-ORufforth158 SqnStillingfleet-
14/02/1943Wellington MkIIIBK398 QB-WTopcliffe424 SqnTopcliffe airfieldDamaged in the air.
14/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT750 EQ-ULeeming408 SqnKirby Wiske-
14/02/1943Henley MkIIIL3296West Hartlepool1613 T.T.Flt.Lythe-
15/02/1943Wellington MkIIIBK431 -NDishforth426 SqnDishforth airfieldGround accident.
15/02/1943Lancaster MkIED366Breighton460 SqnBreighton airfield-
15/02/1943Wellington MkXHE153 HD-?Leconfield466 SqnWarter Priory-
15/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT740Rufforth158 SqnRufforth airfieldGround accident
15/02/1943Tomahawk MkIIaAH995Catterick1472 A.A.C.FltCatterick airfield-
16/02/1943Magister MkIT9827Kirton in Lindsey317 SqnAdlingfleet-
16/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT485Rufforth158 SqnRufforth airfield-
17/02/1943Wellington MkIIIDF671 QB-KTopcliffe424 SqnTopcliffe airfieldDamaged in the air.
17/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT797Leeming408 SqnLeeming airfieldDamaged in the air.
17/02/1943Wellington MkXHE150Leconfield466 SqnLeconfield airfieldDamaged in the air.
17/02/1943Lancaster MkIED374Holme on Spalding Moor101 SqnHolme on Spalding Moor airfield-
17/02/1943Spitfire MkVbBM346Catterick401 SqnThornton le Beans-
17/02/1943Spitfire MkVbW3839Catterick401 SqnNorth Otterington-
17/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT640 NP-XRufforth158 SqnRufforth airfield-
17/02/1943Spitfire MkIaP9335Turnhouse4 Del.Flt.Clayton-
18/02/1943Halifax MkIIW7818 MH-TSnaith51 SqnSnaith airfield-
18/02/1943Wellington MkIIIBK505Dishforth426 SqnTopcliffe airfieldDamaged in the air.
18/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT736 KN-MElvington77 SqnElvington airfieldDamaged in the air.
18/02/1943Halifax MkIIBB223 MH-CSnaith51 SqnSnaith airfieldDamaged in the air.
18/02/1943Beaufighter MkIT4984Catfoss2 (C)O.T.U.Catfoss airfield-
18/02/1943Halifax MkIIR9434Riccall1658 H.C.U.Riccall airfieldDamaged in the air.
18/02/1943Halifax MkIIBB282 MP-RLinton on Ouse76 SqnLinton on Ouse airfieldDamaged in the air.
18/02/1943Oxford MkIDF343Driffield1502 B.A.T.Flt.Driffield airfield-
19/02/1943Halifax MkIIBB208Leeming1659 H.C.U.Leeming airfield-
19/02/1943Beaufighter MkIcT5035Catfoss2 (C)O.T.U.Catfoss airfield-
19/02/1943Defiant MkIN1702Digby288 SqnWadworth-
19/02/1943Wellington MkXHE505 NA-XDalton428 SqnTopcliffe airfieldDamaged in the air.
19/02/1943Halifax MkIIW7920 DY-?Pocklington102 SqnPocklington airfieldDamaged in the air.
19/02/1943Halifax MkIIBB300 MP-ALinton on Ouse76 SqnLinton on Ouse airfieldDamaged in the air.
20/02/1943 ?Wellington MkIIIBK465 KW-ADishforth425 SqnCroft airfield ?-
20/02/1943Beaufighter MkVIEL266Catfoss2 (C)O.T.U.Catfoss airfield-
20/02/1943Beaufighter MkIcT4755Catfoss2 (C)O.T.U.Catfoss airfield-
20/02/1943Beaufighter MkVIT5157Catfoss2 (C)O.T.U.Catfoss airfield-
20/02/1943Firebrand MkI PrototypeDD810BroughBlackburn LtdBrough-
20/02/1943Halifax MkIIBB273Marston Moor1652 H.C.U.Marston Moor airfield-
21/02/1943Wellington MkIcDV884Thornaby6 (c)O.T.U.Thornaby airfield-
21/02/1943Typhoon MkIbDN278Church Fenton183 SqnBarkston Ash-
22/02/1943Oxford MkIV4143Breighton1520 B.A.T.Flt.Holme on Spalding Moor airfieldGround accident
24/02/1943Hurricane MkIIdKX176Colerne184 SqnRufforth airfield-
25/02/1943Wellington MkIIIBK440 OW-VDishforth426 SqnDishforth airfieldDamaged in the air.
25/02/1943Wellington MkIIIBK155Dalton428 SqnTopcliffe airfieldDamaged in the air.
25/02/1943Wellington?Croft427 SqnCroft airfield-
25/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT545 MP-QLinton on Ouse76 SqnLinton on Ouse airfield-
25/02/1943Wellington MkXHE369 QB-PTopcliffe424 SqnTopcliffe airfield-
25/02/1943Halifax MkIIW7855Snaith51 SqnSnaith airfield-
26/02/1943Halifax MkIIHR695 ZA-DMelbourne10 SqnMelbourne airfieldDamaged in the air.
26/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT676 EQ-BLeeming408 SqnLeeming airfield-
26/02/1943Defiant MkIN1695Driffield1484 T.T.FltDriffield airfield-
26/02/1943Harvard?Sherburn in Elmet7 F.P.P., ATA?Sherburn in Elmet airfield-
26/02/1943WellingtonR1620Sherburn in Elmet7 FPP, ATASherburn in Elmet airfieldFire on ground.
26/02/1943Halifax MkIIBB307Marston Moor1652 H.C.U.Rufforth airfield-
26/02/1943Halifax MkIIBB206Marston Moor1652 H.C.U.Rufforth airfield-
26/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT779Pocklington102 SqnPocklington airfield-
26/02/1943Wellington MkXHE161 ZO-?Leconfield196 SqnMiddleton on the Wolds-
26/02/1943Halifax MkIIV9988Riccall1658 H.C.U.Kelfield, Selby-
26/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT626 KN-PElvington77 SqnElvington airfieldDamaged in the air.
27/02/1943Wellington MkIIIDF618 QB-BTopcliffe424 SqnTopcliffe airfieldDamaged in the air.
27/02/1943Spitfire MkVb?Catterick401 SqnThornaby airfield-
27/02/1943Wellington MkIIIX3364Dishforth426 SqnDishforth airfield-
27/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT679Leeming408 SqnLeeming airfieldDamaged in the air.
27/02/1943Halifax MkIIBB254Lindholme1656 H.C.U.Lindholme airfield-
27/02/1943Lancaster MkIW4883Lindholme1656 H.C.U.Lindholme airfield-
28/02/1943Spitfire?Sherburn in ElmetA.F.E.E.?Sherburn in Elmet airfield-
28/02/1943Halifax MkIIBB222Riccall1658 H.C.U.Riccall airfield-
28/02/1943Wellington MkIIIBJ918 KW-FDishforth425 SqnDishforth airfield-
28/02/1943Lancaster MkIW4332 UV-VBreighton460 SqnBreighton airfieldDamaged in the air.
28/02/1943Beaufighter MkVIEL327Catfoss2 (C)O.T.U.Catfoss airfield-
28/02/1943Halifax MkIIDT703 NP-VRufforth / Lissett158 SqnLissett airfield-
28/02/1943Spitfire MkVbBM628Sherburn in ElmetA.F.E.E.Sherburn in Elmet airfield-