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Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire - March 1943.

This list contains all known aircraft accidents and flying incidents in Yorkshire during March 1943. I would welcome any additional information on any of these incidents or to inform me of ones that I have not included.

Date	Aircraft	Identity	Base	Unit	Location in Yorkshire	Additional comments
01/03/1943	Halifax MkII	W7912	Pocklington	102 Sqn	Pocklington airfield	Damaged in the air.
01/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT787 ZA-S	Melbourne	10 Sqn	Melbourne airfield	Damaged in the air.
01/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT648 MH-K	Snaith	51 Sqn	Snaith airfield	-
01/03/1943	Wellington MkIII	Z1724 PT-C	Middleton St.George	420 Sqn	Streetlam	-
01/03/1943	Beaufighter MkIf	T4782	Catfoss	2 (C)O.T.U.	Catfoss airfield	-
01/03/1943	Wellington MkIII	DF671 QB-K	Topcliffe	424 Sqn	Topcliffe airfield	Damaged in the air.
01/03/1943	Wellington MkIII	BK340 KW-T	Dishforth	425 Sqn	Dishforth airfield	Damaged in the air.
02/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT643 KN-A	Elvington	77 Sqn	Elvington airfield	Damaged in the air.
02/03/1943	Halifax MkII	W7860 MH-?	Snaith	51 Sqn	Breighton airfield	Damaged in the air.
02/03/1943	Halifax MkII	HR698 ZA-E	Melbourne	10 Sqn	Melbourne airfield	Damaged in the air.
02/03/1943	Beaufighter MkVI	JL545	Catfoss	2 (C)O.T.U.	Catfoss airfield	-
02/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT770 EY-Y	Linton on Ouse	78 Sqn	Linton on Ouse airfield	-
02/03/1943	Halifax MkII	BB285	Marston Moor	1652 H.C.U.	Pocklington airfield	-
02/03/1943	Halifax MkII	R9426	Marston Moor	1652 H.C.U.	Pocklington airfield	-
02/03/1943	Lancaster MkI	W4834	Lindholme	1656 H.C.U.	Lindholme airfield	-
02/03/1943	Whitley MkV	N1477	Lindholme	1481 (B)G.Flt.	Lindholme airfield	-
03/03/1943	Henley	?	Driffield	1613 T.T.Flt	Driffield airfield	Damaged in the air, landed safely.
03/03/1943	Wellington MkX	HE199 SE-R	Burn	431 Sqn	Burn airfield	-
03/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT730 MH-?	Snaith	51 Sqn	Snaith airfield	-
04/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT638 MH-?	Snaith	51 Sqn	Snaith airfield	-
04/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT580 MH-?	Snaith	51 Sqn	Burn airfield	Damaged in the air.
04/03/1943	Wellington MkX	HZ264 ZL-L	Croft	427 Sqn	Croft airfield	Damaged in the air.
04/03/1943	Wellington MkIII	BK564 NA-R	Dalton	428 Sqn	Topcliffe airfield	Damaged in the air.
04/03/1943	Wellington MkX	MS481 QB-Q	Topcliffe	424 Sqn	Topcliffe airfield	Damaged in the air.
04/03/1943	Wellington MkIII	DF619 OW-?	Dishforth	426 Sqn	Dishforth airfield	Possibly damaged in the air.
05/03/1943	Halifax MkII	R9392	Riccall	1658 H.C.U.	Melbourne airfield	-
05/03/1943	Wellington MkIII	BJ755 AL-Z	East Moor	429 Sqn	East Moor airfield	-
05/03/1943	Beaufighter MkIc	T3272	Catfoss	2 (C)O.T.U.	Catfoss airfield	-
05/03/1943	Wellington MkX	HZ256	Leconfield	466 Sqn	Leconfield airfield	Damaged in the air.
05/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT632 KN-B	Elvington	77 Sqn	Elvington airfield	Damaged in the air.
05/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT645	Snaith	51 Sqn	Snaith airfield	Damaged in the air.
05/03/1943	Halifax MkII	W7772 MH-?	Snaith	51 Sqn	Snaith airfield	Damaged in the air.
06/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT567 MH-?	Snaith	51 Sqn	Snaith airfield	Damaged in the air.
06/03/1943	Wellington MkIII	Z1572 ZL-Q	Croft	427 Sqn	Catfoss airfield	Damaged in the air.
06/03/1943	Wellington MkIII	X3790 QB-H	Topcliffe	424 Sqn	Topcliffe airfield	Damaged in the air.
06/03/1943	Wellington MkIII	Z1727	Dalton	428 Sqn	Topcliffe airfield	Damaged in the air.
06/03/1943	Wellington MkIII	X3284 OW-X	Dishforth	426 Sqn	Dishforth airfield	Damaged in the air.
06/03/1943	Halifax MkII	BB220	Lissett	158 Sqn	Lissett airfield	Damaged in the air.
06/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT585	Lissett	158 Sqn	Lissett airfield	Ground accident.
06/03/1943	Wellington MkX	HE506	Leconfield	466 Sqn	Leconfield airfield	Damaged in the air.
06/03/1943	Wellington MkX	HE398	Leconfield	196 Sqn	Leconfield airfield	Damaged in the air.
06/03/1943	Hornet Moth	P6786	Sealand	47 M.U.	"Sedberg"	-
06/03/1943	Halifax MkII	BB190	Riccall	1658 H.C.U.	Riccall airfield	-
07/03/1943	Halifax MkII	W7927 DY-?	Pocklington	102 Sqn	Pocklington airfield	Damaged in the air.
07/03/1943	Beaufighter MkIf	T4633	Church Fenton	25 Sqn	"Higher Dunsforth" / Upper Dunsforth?	-
07/03/1943	Beaufighter MkVI	T5294	Catfoss	2 (C)O.T.U.	Catfoss airfield	-
07/03/1943	Wellington MkX	HE392 SE-L	Burn	431 Sqn	Burn airfield	Damaged in the air.
08/03/1943	Spitfire MkVc	JK874	Sherburn in Elmet	7 F.P.P., A.T.A.	Sherburn in Elmet airfield	-
08/03/1943	Tiger Moth MkII	T6809	Driffield	1613 T.T.Flt.	Warley Cross	-
08/03/1943	Spitfire MkVb	AR438	Catterick	401 Sqn	Catterick airfield	-
08/03/1943	Spitfire MkVb	AA738	Catterick	401 Sqn	Catterick airfield	-
08/03/1943	Beaufighter MkI	T4727	Catfoss	2 (C)O.T.U.	Catfoss airfield	-
08/03/1943	P47-C Thunderbolt	41-6384 MX-?	Goxhill	82nd Ftr Sqn, 78 Ftr Gp, USAAF	Cloughton Moor, North York Moors	-
08/03/1943	Beaufort MkI	DW951	Lyneham	301 F.T.U.	Myton on Swale	-
09/03/1943	Beaufort MkI	L9884	Cranfield	51 O.T.U.	Little Fenton	-
09/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT559 NP-D	Lissett	158 Sqn	Pocklington airfield	Damaged in the air.
10/03/1943	Halifax MkII	W1039 ZA-O	Melbourne	10 Sqn	Seaton Ross	-
10/03/1943	Halifax MkII	W1241	Leeming	1659 H.C.U.	Leeming airfield	-
10/03/1943	Halifax MkI	L9564	Marston Moor	1652 H.C.U.	Marston Moor airfield	-
11/03/1943	Wellington MkX	LN404	Leconfield	466 Sqn	Beswick	-
11/03/1943	Wellington MkX	HE549	Leconfield	466 Sqn	Leconfield airfield	-
12/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT560 LQ-W	Leeming	405 Sqn	Leeming airfield	Damaged in the air.
12/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT507 LQ-M	Leeming	405 Sqn	Leeming airfield	Damaged in the air.
12/03/1943	Halifax MkII	? LQ-R	Leeming	405 Sqn	Leeming airfield	Damaged in the air.
12/03/1943	Lysander TT.III	P9122	Goxhill	No.2 G & T.T.Flt, 333SrG, USAAF	Otteringham	-
12/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT510	Riccall	1658 H.C.U.	Riccall airfield	-
12/03/1943	Beaufighter MkIc	T4732	Catfoss	2 (C)O.T.U.	Catfoss airfield	-
12/03/1943	Beaufighter MkVIf	V8560	Scorton	219 Sqn	Scorton airfield	Damaged in the air.
12/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT782 MP-J	Linton on Ouse	76 Sqn	Linton on Ouse airfield	-
12/03/1943	Wellington MkX	HZ271	Leconfield	466 Sqn	Catfoss airfield	Damaged in the air.
12/03/1943	Halifax MkII	HR695 ZA-D	Melbourne	10 Sqn	Melbourne airfield	Damaged in the air.
12/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT789 ZA-A	Melbourne	10 Sqn	Melbourne airfield	Damaged in the air.
12/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT791 ZA-K	Melbourne	10 Sqn	Melbourne airfield	Damaged in the air.
12/03/1943	Halifax MkII	V9991	Riccall	1658 H.C.U.	Riccall airfield	-
12/03/1943	Anson MkI	?	Dumfries	10 (O)A.F.U.	Near Leeds	-
12/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT563	Linton on Ouse	76 Sqn	Linton on Ouse airfield	-
13/03/1943	Halifax MkII	W7883	Pocklington	102 Sqn	Pocklington airfield	Damaged in the air.
13/03/1943	Lancaster MkI	W4325	Breighton	460 Sqn	Breighton airfield	-
13/03/1943	Halifax MkII	JB803 KN-G	Elvington	77 Sqn	Elvington airfield	Damaged in the air.
13/03/1943	Wellington MkX	HE379 SE-H	Burn	431 Sqn	Burn airfield	Damaged in the air.
13/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT666 MH-?	Snaith	51 Sqn	Snaith airfield	Damaged in the air.
13/03/1943	Wellington MkX	HE212	Leconfield	466 Sqn	Leconfield airfield	Damaged in the air.
13/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT790 EQ-S	Leeming	408 Sqn	Leeming airfield	Damaged in the air.
13/03/1943	Wellington MkX	HZ272 QB-S	Topcliffe	424 Sqn	Topcliffe airfield	Damaged in the air.
13/03/1943	Wellington MkX	HE367 QB-F	Topcliffe	424 Sqn	Topcliffe airfield	Damaged in the air.
13/03/1943	Wellington MkIII	X3460	Dishforth	426 Sqn	nr Dishforth airfield	-
13/03/1943	Wellington MkX	MS487 AL-T	East Moor	429 Sqn	East Moor airfield	Damaged in the air.
13/03/1943	Wellington MkIII	X3399 AL-U	East Moor	429 Sqn	East Moor airfield	Damaged in the air.
13/03/1943	Wellington MkX	HE160 AL-R	East Moor	429 Sqn	East Moor airfield	Damaged in the air.
13/03/1943	Halifax MkII	HR667 DY-?	Pocklington	102 Sqn	Pocklington airfield	Damaged in the air.
14/03/1943	Wellington MkX	HE554 QB-M	Topcliffe	424 Sqn	Topcliffe airfield	-
14/03/1943	Wellington MkX	HE278 ZL-?	Croft	427 Sqn	Croft airfield	-
15/03/1943	Halifax MkII	BB246	Riccall	1658 H.C.U.	Riccall airfield	-
15/03/1943	Beaufighter MkVI	V8609	Scorton	219 Sqn	Castle Eden, Durham	-
17/03/1943	Beaufort MkII	AW244	Boscombe Down	A&AEE	Gilberdike/Bellasize	-
18/03/1943	Beaufighter MkVIc	T5102	Catfoss	2 (C)O.T.U.	Reighton	-
18/03/1943	Halifax MkII	L9616 GV-D	Marston Moor	1658 H.C.U.	Riccall airfield	-
18/03/1943	Halifax MkII	JB849	Elvington	77 Sqn	Elvington airfield	-
18/03/1943	Halifax MkII	JB807	Elvington	77 Sqn	Elvington airfield	-
18/03/1943	Halifax MkII	R9428	Riccall	1658 H.C.U.	Riccall airfield	-
19/03/1943	Halifax MkII	BB273	Marston Moor	1652 H.C.U.	Marston Moor airfield	-
20/03/1943	Mustang MkI	AG546	Clifton	4 Sqn	Upper Poppleton, York	-
20/03/1943	Lancaster MkI	ED446 SR-N	Holme on Spalding Moor	101 Sqn	Atwick	-
21/03/1943	Master MkIII	W8506	Newton	16 P.T.F.S.	Hepworth	-
21/03/1943	Wellington MkX	HE181 ZQ-H	Leconfield	196 Sqn	Leconfield airfield	-
21/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT736 KN-M	Elvington	77 Sqn	Elvington airfield?	Damaged in the air.
22/03/1943	Mosquito NFII	DD750 ZK-?	Church Fenton	25 Sqn	Silsden	-
22/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT695 LQ-P	Leeming	405 Sqn	Leeming airfield	Damaged in the air.
23/03/1943	Wellington MkX	HE588	Dishforth	426 Sqn	Dishforth airfield	-
24/03/1943	Wellington MkIII	BK471	Dishforth	426 Sqn	Linton on Ouse airfield	Ground accident.
24/03/1943	Halifax MkII	BB218 GV-F	Marston Moor	1652 H.C.U.	Bickerton	-
25/03/1943	Halifax MkII	R9387	Riccall	1658 H.C.U.	Riccall airfield	-
26/03/1943	Halifax MkII	W7781	Riccall	1658 H.C.U.	Riccall airfield	-
26/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT507 LQ-M	Leeming	405 Sqn	Leeming airfield	Damaged in the air.
27/03/1943	Wellington MkX	HE594 QB-C	Topcliffe	424 Sqn	Topcliffe airfield	Damaged in the air.
27/03/1943	Halifax MkII	JB848 DY-G	Pocklington	102 Sqn	Pocklington airfield	Possibly damaged in the air.
27/03/1943	Halifax MkII	W7920	Pocklington	102 Sqn	Pocklington airfield	Damaged in the air.
27/03/1943	Wellington MkX	HE653	Croft	427 Sqn	Croft airfield	-
27/03/1943	Wellington	?	Dishforth	426 Sqn	Dishforth airfield	-
27/03/1943	Halifax MkII	HR713	Leeming	408 Sqn	Leeming airfield	Damaged in the air.
28/03/1943	Halifax MkII	JB784 EY-S	Linton on Ouse	78 Sqn	Linton on Ouse airfield	Damaged in the air.
28/03/1943	Halifax MkII	W7936 DY-?	Pocklington	102 Sqn	Pocklington airfield	Damaged in the air.
28/03/1943	Halifax MkII	JB848 DY-G	Pocklington	102 Sqn	Pocklington airfield	Damaged in the air.
28/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT580 MH-?	Snaith	51 Sqn	Snaith airfield	Damaged in the air.
28/03/1943	Halifax MkII	JB851 KN-P	Elvington	77 Sqn	Elvington airfield	Damaged in the air.
28/03/1943	Halifax MkII	HR691 ZA-W	Melbourne	10 Sqn	Melbourne airfield	Damaged in the air.
28/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT732 ZA-X	Melbourne	10 Sqn	Melbourne airfield	Damaged in the air.
28/03/1943	Halifax MkII	HR698 ZA-E	Melbourne	10 Sqn	Melbourne airfield	Damaged in the air.
28/03/1943	Lancaster MkI	W4329 UV-K	Breighton	460 Sqn	Breighton airfield	Damaged in the air.
28/03/1943	Halifax MkII	HR713 EQ-F	Leeming	408 Sqn	Leeming airfield	Damaged in the air.
28/03/1943	Halifax MkII	HR664 EQ-K	Leeming	408 Sqn	Leeming airfield	Damaged in the air.
28/03/1943	Wellington	DF625? "AL-V"	East Moor	429 Sqn	East Moor airfield	-
28/03/1943	Halifax MkII	HR751 NP-J	Lissett	158 Sqn	Lissett airfield	Damaged in the air.
28/03/1943	Halifax MkII	W1221 NP-M	Lissett	158 Sqn	Lissett airfield	Damaged in the air.
29/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT736 KN-M	Elvington	77 Sqn	Elvington airfield	Damaged in the air.
29/03/1943	Halifax MkII	BB336	Leeming	408 Sqn	Leeming airfield	Damaged in the air.
29/03/1943	Wellington MkX	HZ269 HD-G	Leconfield	466 Sqn	Leconfield airfield	Damaged in the air.
29/03/1943	Halifax MkII	W7939 EY-?	Linton on Ouse	78 Sqn	North Grimston/Langton	-
29/03/1943	Whitley MkV	Z6490	Driffield	1484 Flt.	Kirby Underdale	-
29/03/1943	Halifax MkII	JB848 DY-G	Pocklington	102 Sqn	Pocklington	-
29/03/1943	Lancaster MkIII	ED552 SR-Q	Holme on Spalding Moor	101 Sqn	South Cliffe	-
29-30/03/1943	Wellington x3+	?	Leconfield	466 Sqn	Leconfield airfield	Damaged in the air.
29/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT695	Leeming	405 Sqn	Leeming airfield	-
30/03/1943	Wellington MkX	HE172 AL-G	East Moor	429 Sqn	Linton on Ouse airfield	-
30/03/1943	Halifax MkII	JB781 KN-O	Elvington	77 Sqn	Elvington airfield	Damaged in the air.
30/03/1943	Halifax MkII	DT793 KN-F?	Elvington	77 Sqn	Elvington airfield	Damaged in the air.
30/03/1943	Halifax MkII	JB799 DY-?	Pocklington	102 Sqn	Pocklington airfield	Damaged in the air.
30/03/1943	Halifax MkII	HR667 DY-?	Pocklington	102 Sqn	Pocklington airfield	Damaged in the air.
30/03/1943	Halifax MkII	JB867 DY-?	Pocklington	102 Sqn	Pocklington airfield	Damaged in the air.
30/03/1943	Halifax MkII	HR715 NP-A	Lissett	158 Sqn	Lissett airfield	Damaged in the air.
30/03/1943	Halifax MkII	BB189	Riccall	1658 H.C.U.	Riccall airfield	-
30/03/1943	Halifax MkII	BB266	Lindholme	1656 H.C.U.	Lindholme airfield	-
30/03/1943	Whitley MkV	BD252	Driffield	1484 (B)G.Flt.	Driffield airfield	Wind damage
31/03/1943	Spitfire MkVb	AB849	Hutton Cranswick	306 Sqn	Hutton Cranswick airfield	-