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Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire - October 1943.

This list contains all known aircraft accidents and flying incidents in Yorkshire during October 1943. I (Rich Allenby) 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
01/10/1943	Halifax MkV	DG247	Croft	1664 H.C.U.	Croft airfield	-
01/10/1943	Wellington MkX	?	East Moor	432 Sqn	East Moor airfield	-
01/10/1943	Halifax MkII	HX180 DY-E	Pocklington	102 Sqn	Elvington airfield	-
01/10/1943	Spitfire MkIIa	P8675	Wittering	A.F.D.U.	Dalton airfield	-
01/10/1943	Beaufighter MkVIc	T5348	Catfoss	2 (C)O.T.U.	Leven	-
01/10/1943	Hurricane	HW232	Catterick	1472 Flt.	Catterick airfield	-
02/10/1943	Halifax MkII	DG221	Riccall	1658 H.C.U.	Riccall airfield	Damage found on inspection.
02/10/1943	Beaufighter MkVIc	T5324	Catfoss	2 (C)O.T.U.	Catfoss airfield	-
02/10/1943	Mosquito NFII	DD738	Church Fenton	25 Sqn	Market Weighton / Shiptonthorpe	-
02/10/1943	Mosquito NFII	HJ713	Church Fenton	25 Sqn	Market Weighton / Shiptonthorpe	-
02/10/1943	Wellington MkX	HE224	Finningley	18 O.T.U.	Finningley airfield	-
03/10/1943	Wellington MkIII	DF570	Finningley	18 O.T.U.	Finningley airfield	-
03/10/1943	Halifax MkV	LK640 SE-Q	Tholthorpe	431 Sqn	Tholthorpe airfield	Damaged in the air.
03/10/1943	Halifax MkII	JD162 KN-H	Elvington	77 Sqn	Elvington airfield	-
03/10/1943	Halifax MkII	HX165 DY-P	Melbourne	10 Sqn	Melbourne airfield	Damaged in the air.
03/10/1943	Halifax MkII	?	Melbourne	10 Sqn	Melbourne airfield	Damaged in the air.
03/10/1943	Halifax MkII	DT549	Riccall	1658 H.C.U.	Riccall airfield	-
03/10/1943	Halifax MkII	JN924	Snaith	51 Sqn	Snaith airfield	Damaged in the air.
03/10/1943	Halifax MkV	LK637 ZL-K?	Leeming	427 Sqn	Skipton on Swale airfield	Damaged in the air.
03/10/1943	Halifax MkII	JD276 DY-Z	Pocklington	102 Sqn	Hayton	-
03/10/1943	Wellington MkIII	BK242	Finningley	18 O.T.U.	Finningley airfield	-
04/10/1943	Halifax MkII	?	Melbourne	10 Sqn	Melbourne airfield	Damaged in the air.
04/10/1943	Halifax MkII	LW241	Pocklington	102 Sqn	Pocklington airfield	Damaged in the air.
04/10/1943	Halifax MkII	HR791	Lissett	158 Sqn	Lissett airfield	-
04/10/1943	Halifax MkII	JD467 DY-V	Pocklington	102 Sqn	Pocklington airfield	Damaged in the air.
04/10/1943	Halifax MkV	LK626 ZL-?	Leeming	427 Sqn	Skipton on Swale airfield	Damaged in the air.
04/10/1943	Beaufighter MkX	LZ317	Sherburn in Elmet	7 F.P.P., ATA	Sherburn in Elmet airfield	-
04/10/1943	Lancaster MkII	DS649 -E	East Moor	1679 H.C.Flt.	East Moor airfield	-
04-05?/10/1943	Lancaster MkII	DS651	East Moor	1679 H.C.Flt.	East Moor airfield	Ground accident.
05/10/1943	Halifax MkII	JD332 AL-?	Leeming	429 Sqn	Unknown (Yorkshire) airfield	Damaged in the air.
05/10/1943	Halifax MkII	JD367	Melbourne	10 Sqn	Melbourne airfield	Damaged in the air.
05/10/1943	Halifax MkII	W7920	Riccall	1658 H.C.U.	Riccall airfield	-
06/10/1943	Hurricane MkIIc	LE204	Sherburn in Elmet	7 F.P.P., ATA	Sherburn in Elmet airfield.	-
06/10/1943	Halifax	?	Leconfield	466 Sqn	In air over Hull	Aircraft undamaged.
07/10/1943	Lancaster MkII	DS724 EQ-X	Linton on Ouse	408 Sqn	Spaunton	-
07/10/1943	Beaufighter MkVIf	V8557 NG-R	Scorton	604 Sqn	Killerby, Catterick	-
07/10/1943	Lancaster MkI	ED324	Blyton	1662 H.C.U.	Lindholme airfield	Damage found on inspection.
07/10/1943	Halifax MkII	JD120 ZA-H	Melbourne	10 Sqn	Melbourne airfield	-
07-08/10/1943	Halifax MkII	HR921		10 Sqn	Melbourne airfield	-
08/10/1943	Halifax MkV	LK897	Tholthorpe	431 Sqn	Tholthorpe airfield	-
08/10/1943	Wellington MkX	JA451 QO-C	East Moor	432 Sqn	East Moor airfield	Damaged in the air.
08/10/1943	Halifax MkII	JB974 DY-T	Melbourne	10 Sqn	Melbourne airfield	Ground accident.
09/10/1943	Wellington MkX	HZ484 QO-N	East Moor	432 Sqn	East Moor airfield	Damaged in the air.
09/10/1943	Halifax MkII	LW270	Elvington	77 Sqn	Elvington airfield	Damaged in the air.
09/10/1943	Halifax MkV	EB252 NA-P	Middleton St.George	428 Sqn	Marston Moor airfield	Damaged in the air.
09/10/1943	Wellington MkX	LN241 QO-G	East Moor	432 Sqn	East Moor airfield	Damaged in the air.
09/10/1943	Halifax MkII	HX156 ZA-N	Melbourne	10 Sqn	Melbourne airfield	Damaged in the air.
09/10/1943	Halifax MkII	HX163 ZA-L	Melbourne	10 Sqn	Melbourne airfield	Damaged in the air.
09/10/1943	Wellington MkXIV	HE283	Lossiemouth	20 O.T.U.	Kirkby Fleetham	-
09/10/1943	Halifax MkII	HR932 NP-T	Lissett	158 Sqn	Lissett airfield	Ground accident
09/10/1943	Taylor Cub	?	?	?	Pilmoor Junction	-
10/10/1943	Auster	?	?	?	Clifton airfield	-
10/10/1943	Wellington MkX	LN583	Finningley	18 O.T.U.	Kirk Sandall	-
11/10/1943	Halifax MkV	DG248	Rufforth	1663 H.C.U.	Rufforth airfield	-
11/10/1943	Lancaster MkI	W4859	Blyton	1662 H.C.U.	Lindholme airfield	Damage found on inspection.
11/10/1943	Hurricane	HW684	Wittering	A.F.D.U.	Leconfield airfield	-
12/10/1943	Spitfire MkV	AD292	Acklington (/ Hutton Cranswick)	349 Sqn (/1489 Flt.)	Bridlington	-
14/10/1943	Halifax MkII	JD419	Topcliffe	1659 H.C.U.	South Kilvington	-
15/10/1943	Harrow MkII	K7012	Doncaster	271 Sqn	Doncaster airfield	-
18/10/1943	Avro 671 / Cierva C30a autogyro	HM580	Halton	569 Sqn	Thornaby airfield	-
18/10/1943	Beaufighter	JL832	Carew Cheriton	C.C.D.U.	Finningley airfield	-
18/10/1943	Halifax MkII	BB269	Lindholme	1656 H.C.U.	at or near Lindholme airfield	-
18/10/1943	Whitley MkV	Z9292	Leconfield	1484 Flt.	Mappleton	-
18/10/1943	Whitley MkV	Z9430	Leconfield	1484 Flt.	Beverley area	-
18/10/1943	Oxford MkI	LX518	Wheaton Aston	21 (P)A.F.U.	Margery Hill, Peak District	-
18/10/1943	Halifax MkII	HR804	Pocklington	102 Sqn	Pocklington airfield	-
18/10/1943	Wellington MkX	HE731	Sherburn in Elmet	A.F.E.E.	Acaster Malbis airfield	-
18/10/1943	Halifax MkII	W1006	Marston Moor	1652 H.C.U.	Marston Moor airfield	-
18/10/1943	Halifax MkII	HR870 MH-H	Snaith	51 Sqn	Snaith airfield	-
19/10/1943	B.A.Eagle II	DP847	Linton on Ouse	No.6 Group Comm.Flt.	Linton on Ouse airfield	-
20/10/1943	Halifax MkII	BB370	Pocklington	102 Sqn	Pocklington airfield	-
20/10/1943	Halifax MkII	LW294 EY-O	Breighton	78 Sqn	Breighton airfield	-
21/10/1943	Halifax MkII	DT585	Riccall	1658 H.C.U.	Riccall airfield	-
21/10/1943	Lancaster MkII	DS771 OW-P	Linton on Ouse	426 Sqn	Linton on Ouse airfield	Damaged in the air.
21/10/1943	Lancaster MkII	DS726 EQ-T	Linton on Ouse	408 Sqn	Linton on Ouse airfield	-
21/10/1943	Lancaster MkII	DS686 OW-D	Linton on Ouse	426 Sqn	Linton on Ouse (or East Moor) airfield	Damaged in the air.
21/10/1943	Lancaster MkII	DS769 EQ-J	Linton on Ouse	408 Sqn	East Moor airfield	Damaged in the air.
21/10/1943	Wellington MkIII	BK471	Finningley	18 O.T.U.	Rossington Hall	-
21/10/1943	Halifax MkV	EB136 DH-K	Croft	1664 H.C.U.	Croft airfield	-
21/10/1943	Halifax MkII	JD264	Snaith	51 Sqn	Burn airfield	-
21/10/1943	Mosquito NFII	DZ759	Church Fenton	25 Sqn	Bempton	-
22/10/1943	Halifax MkV	EB199 ZU-H	Croft	1664 H.C.U.	South Cowton	-
22/10/1943	Halifax MkII	LW268 NP-P	Lissett	158 Sqn	Lissett airfield	-
22/10/1943	Halifax MkV	DK182 ZL-E	Leeming	427 Sqn	Newton Kyme	-
22/10/1943	Spitfire MkVb	BM491	Catterick	130 Sqn	Catterick airfield	Damaged in the air.
22/10/1943	Lancaster MkII	DS727 EQ-X	Linton on Ouse	408 Sqn	Linton on Ouse airfield	Damaged in the air.
22/10/1943	Lancaster MkI	R5672	Lindholme	1656 H.C.U.	Lindholme airfield	Ground collision
22/10/1943	Halifax MkV	BB267	Lindholme	1656 H.C.U.	Lindholme airfield	Ground collision
22/10/1943	Beaufighter MkVIc	T5198	Catfoss	2 (C)O.T.U.	Lissett airfield	-
22-23/10/1943	Halifax MkV	LK658 ZL-H	Leeming	427 Sqn	Leeming airfield	Damaged in the air.
23/10/1943	Halifax MkV	LK905	Tholthorpe	431 Sqn	Tholthorpe airfield	-
24/10/1943	Spitfire MkVb	EN948	Hutton Cranswick	234 Sqn	Pocklington airfield	-
24/10/1943	Wellington MkX	HE921	Finningley	18 O.T.U.	Finningley airfield	-
27/10/1943	Lancaster MkI	W4776	Lindholme	1656 H.C.U.	Branton	-
27/10/1943	Barracuda MkII	P9968	Sherburn in Elmet	7 F.P.P., ATA	Catterick airfield	Damaged in the air.
28/10/1943	Auster MkIII	?	Clifton	658 A.O.P.Sqn	Southern North York Moors	-