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Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire - April 1944.

This list contains all known FATAL aircraft accidents in Yorkshire during April 1944. 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

03/04/1944Spitfire MkIIaP7974CatfossC.G.S.Cottingham-
05/04/1944Wellington MkXLN286?83 O.T.U.Hutton Cranswick airfield-
05/04/1944Barracuda MkIIBV981Sherburn in Elmet7 F.P.P., ATASherburn in Elmet airfield-
06/04/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ529 -ECroft431 SqnCroft airfieldDamaged in the air.
07/04/1944Lancaster MkIIDS607 -XWombleton1666 H.C.U.Topcliffe airfield-
09/04/1944Halifax MkIIILW437Skipton on Swale424 SqnSkipton on Swale airfieldDamaged in the air.
09/04/1944Halifax MkIIILV960 -GLeeming427 SqnGoole-
11/04/1944Wellington MkXHF471Hixon30 O.T.U.Goole-
12/04/1944Wellington MkXLN737Moreton on Marsh21 O.T.U.Croft airfield-
12/04/1944Halifax MkIIILV860Melbourne10 SqnMelbourne airfield-
12/04/1944Halifax MkIIILW614 QO-SEast Moor432 SqnDalby Forest-
13/04/1944Wellington MkXLP211Melton Mowbray304 F.T.U.Airmyn-
13/04/1944Halifax MkVEB204 OO-GRufforth1663 H.C.U.Healaugh-
13/04/1944Halifax MkVDG353 -JRufforth1663 H.C.U.Rufforth airfield-
14/04/1944P-38J Lightning42-67782Goxhill554 FTS, 496 FG, USAAFLiverton Mines-
14/04/1944Oxford MkIIN4759Lymington24th MRS, 312th SG, USAAFnear Marston Moor airfield-
15/04/1944Halifax MkVEB203 -EDishforth1664 H.C.U.Bishop Monkton-
15/04/1944Halifax MkVEB205 -KDishforth1664 H.C.U.Sowerby, Thirsk-
16/04/1944Wellington? -HCatfossC.G.S.Catfoss airfield-
17/04/1944Halifax MkIIBB427Riccall1658 H.C.U.Riccall airfield-
17/04/1944Halifax MkIIILW322Pocklington102 SqnPocklington airfield-
18/04/1944WellingtonHZ115CatfossC.G.S.Catfoss airfieldGround accident.
18/04/1944Wellington MkIIIBK277CatfossC.G.S.Catfoss airfieldGround accident.
19/04/1944Halifax MkIIILV985Leeming427 SqnLeeming airfieldDamaged in the air.
19/04/1944Halifax MkIIILV987Leeming427 SqnLeeming airfieldDamaged in the air.
19/04/1944Halifax MkIIILW676Tholthorpe420 SqnTholthorpe airfieldGround collision.
19/04/1944Halifax MkIIILW645Tholthorpe420 SqnTholthorpe airfieldGround collision.
19/04/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ511Burn578 SqnBurn airfield-
19/04/1944Halifax MkIIW7771Lindholme1656 H.C.U.Lindholme airfieldGround accident.
21/04/1944Halifax MkVDG276Rufforth1663 H.C.U.Rufforth airfieldGround collision.
21/04/1944Halifax MkVDK194Rufforth1663 H.C.U.Rufforth airfieldGround collision.
21/04/1944Halifax MkIIDT519Marston Moor1652 H.C.U.Marston Moor airfield-
21/04/1944????Holmfirth-
21/04/1944Wellington MkIIIBK347 -QSeighford / Hixon30 O.T.U.Whernside, Ribblehead-
22/04/1944Halifax MkIIILW578Snaith51 SqnSnaith airfield-
23/04/1944Lancaster MkIILL643 -QLinton on Ouse408 SqnBurn airfieldIncident in the air?
23/04/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ531Holme on Spalding Moor76 SqnHolme on Spalding Moor airfield?Damaged in the air.
23/04/1944Halifax MkIIILW635Lissett158 SqnLissett airfieldDamaged in the air.
23/04/1944Halifax MkIIILK845Croft431 SqnCroft airfieldDamaged in the air.
23/04/1944Halifax MkIIIHX288Skipton on Swale433 SqnSkipton on Swale airfield-
23/04/1944Lancaster MkILL913 PM-?Elsham Wolds103 SqnRudston-
23/04/1944BeaufighterJM279North Coates143 SqnFolkton Wold-
23/04/1944Halifax MkIIR9384 -GTopcliffe1659 H.C.U.Baldersby St.James-
23/04/1944Halifax MkIIILV916Breighton78 SqnSutton upon Derwent-
23/04/1944Halifax MkIIILK811 QO-NEast Moor432 SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
23/04/1944Halifax MkIIILW615 QO-UEast Moor432 SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
24/04/1944Martinet MkIMS550 3K-CDalton1695 (B)D.T.Flt.Dalton airfield-
24/04/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ525Tholthorpe425 SqnSowerby Parks-
24/04/1944Halifax MkVDJ996Rufforth1663 H.C.U.Rufforth airfieldGround accident.
24/04/1944Halifax MkIIHX153Pocklington102 SqnPocklington airfield-
25/04/1944Halifax MkIIILK868Croft431 SqnCroft airfieldGround collision.
25/04/1944Halifax MkIIILW632 -JTholthorpe425 SqnTholthorpe airfield-
25/04/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ520Croft431 SqnCroft airfieldGround collision.
25/04/1944Halifax MkIIBB264Lindholme1656 H.C.U.Lindholme airfield-
25/04/1944Halifax MkIIW7821Riccall1658 H.C.U.Riccall airfield-
25/04/1944Spitfire MkIIaP7384CatfossC.G.S.Catfoss airfield-
26/04/1944Halifax MkIIW7804Wombleton1666 H.C.U.Wombleton airfield-
27/04/1944Halifax MkIIILW594 QO-GEast Moor432 SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
27/04/1944P-38J Lightning42-67805Goxhill554 FTS, 496 FTG, USAAFWithernsea-
27/04/1944Halifax MkIIJB859 -HWombleton1666 H.C.U.Wombleton airfield-
27/04/1944Halifax MkIIJD106 -TWombleton1666 H.C.U.Wombleton airfield-
27/04/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ526Croft431 SqnLanding location unconfirmedDamaged in the air.
28/04/1944Halifax MkIIILW462 -BCroft431 SqnCroft airfield-
28/04/1944Halifax MkIIILV863Melbourne10 SqnMelbourne airfield-
28/04/1944Halifax MkIIBB255Lindholme1656 H.C.U.Lindholme airfieldDamaged in the air.
29/04/1944Halifax MkIIR9437Lindholme1656 H.C.U.Lindholme airfield-
29/04/1944Halifax MkIIILW471Burn578 SqnBurn airfieldDamaged in the air.
30/04/1944Halifax? "-R"Rufforth1663 H.C.U.Rufforth airfield-
30/04/1944Halifax MkIIDT737Wombleton1666 H.C.U.Wombleton airfield-
30/04/1944Lancaster MkIIDS841Linton on Ouse426 SqnLinton on Ouse airfield-
30/04/1944Halifax MkIILW377Linton on Ouse426 SqnLinton on Ouse airfield-
30/04/1944Halifax?Topcliffe1659 H.C.U.Elvington airfieldPossibly damaged in the air.