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Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire - May 1944.

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

01/05/1944Lancaster MkIW4794Syerston5 L.F.S.Carnaby airfieldDamaged at Syerston on take off, crash landed at Carnaby.
02/05/1944Halifax MkIIJD304Pocklington102 SqnMarston Moor airfield-
02/05/1944Halifax MkIIILW694Leeming429 SqnLeeming airfield-
02/05/1944Halifax MkIIILW595 QO-QEast Moor432 SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
02/05/1944Halifax MkIIBB247 RV-NTopcliffe1659 H.C.U.Topcliffe airfield-
03/05/1944Halifax MkIIHR913Lindholme1656 H.C.U.Lindholme airfield-
03/05/1944Halifax MkVDG422Rufforth1663 H.C.U.Rufforth airfield-
03/05/1944Halifax MkIIBB248 / EB248Topcliffe1659 H.C.U.Topcliffe airfield-
03/05/1944??Tholthorpe??Thirsk area-
04/05/1944Halifax MkVDG232Dishforth1664 H.C.U.Dishforth airfield-
05/05/1944Wellington?Hixon30 O.T.U. ?Catfoss airfield-
05/05/1944Spitfire MkIIaP8238Kirton in Lindsey53 O.T.U.Skirlaugh-
06/05/1944Halifax MkIIJN919Pocklington102 SqnDanby Wiske-
06/05/1944Halifax MkVLL142Topcliffe1659 H.C.U.Topcliffe airfield-
07/05/1944Halifax MkIIILW615 QO-UEast Moor432 SqnEast Moor airfield-
07/05/1944Halifax MkVDK246 ZU-JDishforth1664 H.C.U.Dishforth airfield-
07/05/1944WellingtonBK277CatfossC.G.S.Catfoss airfieldDamaged in the air.
07/05/1944Halifax MkIIILW138Pocklington102 SqnPocklington airfield-
07/05/1944Halifax MkIIILV947Skipton on Swale424 SqnSkipton on Swale airfieldGround collision.
07/05/1944Halifax MkIIILW361Skipton on Swale433 SqnSkipton on Swale airfieldGround collision.
08/05/1944Halifax MkIIILW691Leeming429 SqnLeeming airfield-
08/05/1944Halifax MkIIILV823Leconfield466 SqnLeconfield airfieldGround collision.
08/05/1944Halifax MkIIILV936Leconfield466 SqnLeconfield airfieldGround collision.
08/05/1944Halifax MkIIILV795Breighton78 SqnBreighton airfieldGround accident.
09/05/1944ArgusHM179Sherburn in Elmet7 FPP, ATASherburn in Elmet airfield-
09/05/1944Stirling MkIIILK512Wigsley1654 H.C.U.Lindholme airfield-
09/05/1944Halifax MkIIILK764 QO-FEast Moor432 SqnWoodbridge airfieldDamaged in the air, one to delete.
10/05/1944Halifax MkIIJB789Riccall1658 H.C.U.Selby-
10/05/1944Grumman Martlet?Sherburn in Elmet7 FPP, ATASherburn in Elmet airfield-
10/05/1944Halifax MkIIILW543Burn578 SqnBurn airfield-
11/05/1944Halifax MkIIILW385 -ICroft431 Sqn / 434 SqnCroft airfield-
11/05/1944Halifax MkIIIHX232 ZA-EMelbourne10 SqnMelbourne airfieldDamaged in the air.
11/05/1944Halifax MkIIILV948Lissett158 SqnLissett airfield-
11/05/1944Halifax MkIIILK867Holme on Spalding Moor76 SqnHolme on Spalding Moor airfield-
13/05/1944Halifax MkIIJB927Riccall1658 H.C.U.Skipwith Common-
13/05/1944Halifax MkIIILV865Snaith51 SqnSnaith airfield-
14/05/1944Halifax MkIIJB875Riccall1658 H.C.U.Riccall airfield-
14/05/1944Halifax MkIIJB853Riccall1658 H.C.U.Riccall airfield-
14/05/1944Halifax MkIIILW519Breighton78 SqnBreighton airfieldAircrew injured in the air.
15/05/1944Halifax MkIIBB248 RV-XTopcliffe1659 H.C.U.Topcliffe airfield-
16/05/1944Halifax MkIIBB274Topcliffe1659 H.C.U.Topcliffe airfield-
16/05/1944Lancaster MkXKB701 VR-BMiddleton St.George419 SqnHelmsley Moor, NYM-
17/05/1944Halifax MkIIDT551 QY-BWombleton1666 H.C.U.Wombleton airfield-
17/05/1944Lancaster MkIED567Hemswell1 L.F.S.Riccall airfield-
17/05/1944Halifax MkIIJN975Lindholme1656 H.C.U.Lindholme airfieldGround collision.
17/05/1944Halifax MkIIBB272Lindholme1656 H.C.U.Lindholme airfieldGround collision.
17/05/1944MartinetMS869Dalton1695 (B)D.T.Flt.Dalton airfield-
17/05/1944Halifax MkIIILV997Skipton on Swale424 SqnSkipton on Swale airfieldGround accident.
18/05/1944Halifax MkVEB200 ZU-ADishforth1664 H.C.U.Norton le Clay-
19/05/1944Tiger Moth MkIIT6797Brough4 E.F.T.S.Brough airfield-
20/05/1944Halifax MkVLK684Topcliffe1659 H.C.U.Topcliffe airfield-
21/05/1944WellingtonLP208Finningley18 O.T.U.Finningley airfield-
21/05/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ286Lissett158 SqnLissett airfieldDamaged in the air.
22/05/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ603 QO-EEast Moor432 SqnEast Moor airfield-
22/05/1944Halifax MkIIILK786Leconfield640 SqnLeconfield airfield-
23/05/1944Halifax MkIIIHX243Leconfield466 SqnLeconfield airfield-
23/05/1944Halifax MkIIILW115Skipton on Swale433 SqnSkipton on Swale airfieldDamaged in the air.
23/05/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ538Tholthorpe425 SqnTholthorpe airfieldDamaged in the air.
23/05/1944Halifax MkIIILV989 AL-RLeeming429 SqnSnape-
24/05/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ601 QO-AEast Moor432 SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
25/05/1944Wellington MkXHE425Finningley18 O.T.U.Finningley airfieldDamaged in the air.
25/05/1944Wellington MkXHZ439Finningley18 O.T.U.Finningley airfield-
25/05/1944Wellington MkXLP292Finningley18 O.T.U.Finningley airfield-
25/05/1944Martinet MkIHP261Clifton4 Del.Flt.Burn airfield-
25/05/1944Halifax MkVDG416Rufforth1663 H.C.U.Rufforth airfield-
26/05/1944Halifax MkIIILW520Breighton78 SqnBreighton airfield-
26/05/1944Halifax MkVDG276 ?Rufforth1663 H.C.U.Rufforth airfield-
27/05/1944Halifax MkIIHR834 QY-BWombleton1666 H.C.U.Wombleton airfield-
27/05/1944Halifax MkIIDG219Lindholme1656 H.C.U.Dunscroft-
27/05/1944Halifax MkIIILV824Leconfield466 SqnLeconfield airfield-
28/05/1944Halifax MkIIILV876Breighton78 SqnBreighton airfield-
28/05/1944Martinet MkIEM420CatfossC.G.S.Catfoss airfield-
28/05/1944Lancaster MkIIILM549Metheringham106 SqnCarnaby airfieldDamaged in the air.
28/05/1944Halifax MkIIILW474Burn578 SqnCatfoss airfieldDamaged in the air.
28/05/1944Halifax MkIIILW496Burn578 SqnCarnaby airfieldDamaged in the air.
28/05/1944Halifax MkVLL288Topcliffe1659 H.C.U.Topcliffe airfield-
28/05/1944Halifax MkVLL286Topcliffe1659 H.C.U.Topcliffe airfield-
28/05/1944Halifax MkIIILW686 QO-HEast Moor432 SqnEast Moor airfieldDamaged in the air.
28/05/1944Halifax MkIIIMZ603 QO-EEast Moor432 SqnEast Moor airfield-
29/05/1944UC-78 Bobcat43-31772Scorton422nd NFS, USAAFSwinithwaite-
29/05/1944Halifax MkVDG276 ?Rufforth1663 H.C.U.Rufforth airfield-
29/05/1944WellingtonMF587Finningley18 O.T.U.Finningley-