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Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire - August 1944.

This list contains all known FATAL aircraft accidents in Yorkshire during August 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

01/08/1944UC-78 Bobcat43-31968?? USAAFScorton airfield-
01/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ853 -LCroft431 SqnCroft airfield-
02/08/1944Halifax MkIIILK876Lissett158 SqnCarnaby airfieldDamaged in the air.
03/08/1944Tiger Moth MkIIT6900Brough4 E.F.T.S.Brough airfield-
03/08/1944Halifax MkIIJD274 -SWombleton1666 H.C.U.Hackforth-
03/08/1944Halifax MkIIINA586Burn578 SqnBurn airfieldDamaged in the air.
03/08/1944Halifax MkIIILW134Pocklington102 SqnPocklington airfield-
03/08/1944Halifax MkIIILW163Leeming427 SqnLeeming airfieldDamaged in the air.
04/08/1944Halifax MkVIINP723 QO-DEast Moor432 SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
05/08/1944Halifax MkIIINA583 6U-FEast Moor415 SqnEast Moor airfield(Possibly) damaged in the air.
05/08/1944Halifax MkIIINA582 6U-DEast Moor415 SqnEast Moor airfield(Possibly) damaged in the air.
05/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ660 6U-JEast Moor415 SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
05/08/1944Halifax MkIIILK765 6U-BEast Moor415 SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
05/08/1944Halifax MkIIILL576 6U-NEast Moor415 SqnRiccall airfieldDamaged in the air.
05/08/1944Halifax MkIIILW209Linton on Ouse426 SqnLinton on Ouse airfieldDamaged in the air.
05/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ828 BM-HSkipton on Swale433 SqnSkipton on Swale-
05/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ626Croft434 SqnDishforth airfieldDamaged in the air.
05/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ846Croft434 SqnWombleton airfieldDamaged in the air.
05/08/1944Halifax MkVDG411Rufforth1663 H.C.U.Rufforth airfield-
05/08/1944Halifax MkVLL509Rufforth1663 H.C.U.Rufforth airfield-
06/08/1944Halifax MkVIINP721 QO-XEast Moor432 SqnEast Moor airfield-
06/08/1944Halifax MkVEB275Topcliffe1659 H.C.U.Topcliffe airfield-
07/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ587Tholthorpe420 SqnTholthorpe airfieldGround accident.
07/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ895 BM-?Skipton on Swale433 SqnSkipton on Swale airfieldGround fire.
07/08/1944Halifax MkIIILK799 -ECroft434 SqnCroft airfield-
07/08/1944Halifax MkIIILW176 -JCroft434 SqnCroft airfieldGround collision.
08/08/1944Halifax MkIIINA519Elvington347 SqnElvington / Carnaby airfieldDamaged on take off, landed safely.
08/08/1944Halifax MkIIILW686 6U-HEast Moor415 SqnEast Moor airfield-
08/08/1944Halifax MkIIINA517 6U-REast Moor415 SqnEast Moor airfield-
08/08/1944Halifax MkVIINP713 EQ-XLinton on Ouse408 SqnEast Moor airfield-
08/08/1944Halifax MkVIINP684Linton on Ouse426 SqnLinton on Ouse airfieldDamaged in the air.
08/08/1944Halifax MkIIHR855 -ZWombleton1666 H.C.U.Wombleton airfield-
08/08/1944Halifax MkIIILW552 6U-SEast Moor415 SqnEast Moor airfield-
08/08/1944Halifax MkIIILL576East Moor415 SqnEast Moor airfieldGround accident.
08/08/1944Halifax MkIIIHX343Melbourne10 SqnMelbourne airfield-
08/08/1944Halifax MkIIINA583 6U-FEast Moor415 SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
09/08/1944Firebrand TFIIDK375GosportA.D.T.U.Brough airfield-
09/08/1944Spitfire MkIIaP8316CatfossC.G.S.Catfoss airfield-
09/08/1944Halifax MkVLL490 -JRufforth1663 H.C.U.Hutton Wandesley-
09/08/1944Halifax MkVLK700 -ARufforth1663 H.C.U.Askham Richard-
09/08/1944Halifax MkIIILW576Croft431 SqnCroft airfieldGround accident.
09/08/1944Halifax MkIIILW117 QB-QSkipton on Swale424 SqnCarnaby airfieldDamaged in the air.
09/08/1944Wellington?Westcott11 O.T.U.Dishforth airfieldDamaged in the air.
10/08/1944Halifax MkVDK204 -TRufforth1663 H.C.U.Pocklington airfield-
10/08/1944Spitfire???Clifton airfieldGround incident.
10/08/1944Halifax MkVDG360 -VRufforth1663 H.C.U.Rufforth airfield-
10/08/1944Lancaster MkIW4821Hemswell1 L.F.S.Carnaby airfield-
10/08/1944OxfordR6098Linton on OuseStn. FlightLinton on Ouse airfield-
11/08/1944Tiger Moth MkIIN6947Brough4 E.F.T.S.Brough airfield-
11/08/1944Wellington???Thornaby airfield-
11/08/1944Halifax MkVEB275Topcliffe1659 H.C.U.Topcliffe airfield-
11/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ714Tholthorpe425 SqnTholthorpe airfieldDamaged in the air.
11/08/1944Halifax MkIIILK850Lissett158 SqnLissett airfield-
11/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ371Pocklington102 SqnPocklington airfield-
12/08/1944Halifax MkVLL283 -MDishforth1664 H.C.U.Dishforth airfieldGround accident.
12/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ883Skipton on Swale433 SqnSkipton on Swale airfield-
12/08/1944Halifax MkVIILW209Linton on Ouse426 SqnLinton on Ouse airfieldDamaged in the air.
12/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ654 6U-LEast Moor415 SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
12/08/1944Stirling MkIIIEF210 NY-PTilstock1665 H.C.U.Alne Railway Station-
12/08/1944Halifax MkIIILK595 PT-MTholthorpe420 SqnTholthorpe airfieldDamaged in the air.
13/08/1944Halifax MkVIINP703 QO-HEast Moor432 SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
13/08/1944Halifax MkVIINP720 QO-AEast Moor432 (/415) SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
13/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ813 QB-BSkipton on Swale424 SqnSkipton on Swale airfieldDamaged in the air.
13/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ560Burn578 SqnFinningley airfield-
13/08/1944Halifax MkVLL171 -FTopcliffe1659 H.C.U.Topcliffe airfield-
13/08/1944Halifax MkIIDT743Riccall1658 H.C.U.Riccall airfield-
14/08/1944Halifax MkIIDT584 ND-JWombleton1666 H.C.U.Wombleton airfield-
14/08/1944Mosquito MkXXKB269 -UWarboys1665 M.T.U.Egton-
14/08/1944Halifax MkIIILL596Tholthorpe425 SqnTholthorpe airfieldDamaged in the air.
14/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ865 -VLeeming429 SqnLeeming airfieldDamaged in the air.
14/08/1944Halifax MkIIINA497 -CCroft434 SqnCroft / Carnaby airfieldDamaged on take off, landed safely.
15/08/1944Halifax MkIIDG277 OO-FRufforth1663 H.C.U.Long Marston-
15/08/1944Halifax MkVIILW207Linton on Ouse426 SqnLinton on Ouse airfieldDamaged in the air.
15/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ867Leeming427 SqnLeeming airfieldDamaged in the air.
15/08/1944Halifax MkIIILV902Leeming427 SqnLeeming airfieldDamaged in the air.
15/08/1944Halifax MkIIILW645Tholthorpe420 SqnTholthorpe airfieldDamaged in the air.
15/08/1944Halifax MkIIILL592Tholthorpe420 SqnTholthorpe airfieldDamaged in the air.
15/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ540Tholthorpe420 SqnTholthorpe airfieldDamaged in the air.
15/08/1944Argus MkIFK344Sherburn in Elmet7 F.P.P., ATASherburn in Elmet airfield-
15/08/1944Stirling MkIIIEE975Swinderby1660 H.C.U.Old Cote Moor, Littondale-
15/08/1944Halifax MkIIINA583 6U-FEast Moor415 SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
15/08/1944Halifax MkIIINA607 6U-REast Moor415 SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
15/08/1944Halifax MkIIINA611 6U-TEast Moor415 SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
15/08/1944Lancaster MkIIDS651Linton on Ouse408 SqnLinton on Ouse airfieldPossibly overstressed on Ops.
16/08/1944Halifax MkIIILV994Leeming429 SqnLeeming airfieldDamaged in the air.
16/08/1944Halifax MkIIIHX357Melbourne10 SqnMelbourne airfield-
17/08/1944Halifax MkIIILL589 -NTholthorpe420 SqnCarnaby airfieldDamaged in the air.
17/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ877Driffield466 SqnDriffield airfieldDamaged in the air.
17/08/1944Halifax MkIIILV860Leeming429 SqnLeeming airfieldDamaged in the air.
17/08/1944Halifax MkVIINP712Linton on Ouse408 SqnCarnaby airfieldDamaged in the air.
17/08/1944Halifax MkIIILK839 NP-SLissett158 SqnFoston on the Wolds-
17/08/1944Lancaster MkIIIJB868Elsham Wolds576 SqnCarnaby airfield-
17/08/1944Halifax? "RV-H"Topcliffe1659 H.C.U.Topcliffe airfield"No" damage.
17/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ535Snaith51 SqnCarnaby airfield-
17/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ870Snaith51 SqnSnaith airfield-
17/08/1944Halifax MkIIINP745Linton on Ouse408 SqnLinton on Ouse airfieldDamaged in the air.
17/08/1944Auster Mk.IVMS949Selsey135 WingThorne-
18/08/1944Halifax? "-P"Wombleton1666 H.C.U.Wombleton airfield-
18/08/1944Halifax MkVIINP690 QO-GEast Moor432 SqnEast Moor airfield-
18/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ356Skipton on Swale424 SqnSkipton on Swale airfieldDamaged in the air.
19/08/1944Halifax MkVLL415Sandtoft1667 H.C.U.Carnaby airfield-
21/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ633 6U-BEast Moor415 SqnWest Haddlesey-
21/08/1944Halifax MkIIINA609 6U-GEast Moor415 SqnWest Haddlesey-
21/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ731Leconfield640 SqnLeconfield airfield-
21/08/1944Halifax MkIIHR858Riccall1658 H.C.U.Carnaby airfield-
21/08/1944Halifax MkIIJD373Marston Moor1652 H.C.U.Carnaby airfield-
24/08/1944Halifax MkIIDG226Marston Moor1652 H.C.U.Wetherby-
24/08/1944BeaufighterNV387Sherburn in Elmet7 F.P.P., ATAMarston Moor airfield-
24/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ850Breighton78 SqnBreighton airfieldDamaged in the air.
25/08/1944Halifax MkIIJD421Riccall1658 H.C.U.Osgodby, Selby-
25/08/1944Halifax MkIIJP130Dishforth1664 H.C.U.Dishforth airfield-
25/08/1944Halifax MkIIILW389Croft434 SqnCroft airfield-
25/08/1944Halifax MkIIILW362Snaith51 SqnSnaith airfield-
26/08/1944Halifax MkIIILV937Snaith51 SqnSnaith airfield-
26/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ766Snaith51 SqnSnaith airfield-
26/08/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ794Snaith51 SqnSnaith airfield-
26/08/1944Wicko GM1 WarferryHM499South Cerney27 Grp. Comm.Flt.Leeming airfield-
27/08/1944Lancaster MkXKB724 VR-KMiddleton St.George419 SqnAppleton Wiske-
27/08/1944Halifax MkIIILL593 6U-MEast Moor415 SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
28/08/1944Halifax MkVIINP736 QO-BEast Moor432 SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
28/08/1944Halifax MkVIINP759 QO-CEast Moor432 SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
28/08/1944Hurricane MkIIcLF560Dalton1695 (B)D.T.Flt.Dalton airfield-
29/08/1944Halifax MkIIDT546Topcliffe1659 H.C.U.Topcliffe airfield-
31/08/1944Halifax MkVLL168 FD-LTopcliffe1659 H.C.U.Catton-
31/08/1944Tiger Moth MkIIT8196Brough4 E.F.T.S.Brough airfield-
31/08/1944Halifax? -QRufforth1663 H.C.U.Rufforth airfield-