Whitley T4279 at Topcliffe airfield.
At 22.45hrs on 16th December 1940 this 77 Squadron aircraft was in the process of taking off from Topcliffe airfield so the crew could undertake an operational flight to bomb Mannheim. As the aircraft picked up speed it swung off the intended take-off line and before the swing could be corrected the aircraft struck a floodlight. Minor damage to the aircraft resulted.
Pilot - F/O P E Rees.
Crew - Names unknown.