Battle K9200 at Driffield airfield.
On 9th May 1940 this aircraft undershot on landing at Driffield. Nothing more is known about this incident but it's history is an interesting one with a number of other
mishaps in Yorkshire during its life in the role it played in training of air gunners for No.4 Group, Bomber Command.
Pilot - Name unknown.
Battle K9200 was built to contract 522745/36 by Fairey Aviation Ltd at Stockport and was delivered directly to 207 Squadron at Cottesmore on 26th May 1938 where it was coded "207-Z". It then
transferred to 105 Squadron at Harwell on 11th October 1938 but left the UK when 105 Squadron moved to Reims, France, on 3rd September 1939. It later returned to the UK and was
issued to the Station Flight at Linton on Ouse on 27th September 1939 for target towing duties within No.4 Group, Bomber Command. All Linton's Station Flight
Battles were moved to Driffield in February 1940 and No.4 Group Target Towing Flight (TTF) was formed there. Following the mishap listed above Cat.M/FA damage was recorded and it was
repaired on site and returned to the unit. The Unit temporarily moved to Cottam on 27th September 1940 due to the air raid damage sustained at Driffield in August 1940 but the
Unit returned to Driffield on 24th October 1940. It was again damaged with Cat.R(b)/FA damage sustained on 27th March 1941 when it tipped on it's nose on it's take off run at Driffield.
Following this mishap it was taken to Sunbeam-Talbot Ltd (Rootes) at Wolverhampton for repair on 15th April 1941 and later returned to 4 Grp TTF on an unspecified date on
completion of the repair. 4 Grp TTF re-designated 1484 Flight on 14th November 1941 and it was again damaged at Driffield, with Cat.A/FA damage sustained on 1st April 1942
when it's tail was damaged whilst taxying at Driffield. Again it was repaired on site and returned to 1484 Flt on 27th April 1942. It was again damaged at Driffield, with Cat.A/FA damage,
on 7th September 1942 when its tail was again damaged taxying at Driffield. Again it was repaired on site but shortly afterwards it was flown into long term storage at 18 MU at
Dumfries on 8th November 1942 where it remained until being struck off charge and broken up on 14th July 1944 to be re-used in aircraft production.