Halifax LK991 at Croft airfield.
On the night of 21st / 22nd December 1943 Halifax BB251 of 1659 Heavy Conversion Unit aircraft was being flown on a night cross country training flight. The weather was poor and on this night a collision on the ground at Topcliffe at 21.00hrs appears to have blocked the runway and close the airfield for other returning aircraft. The crew of Halifax BB251 were diverted to land at Croft. The aircraft missed the runway while landing in heavy rain at 23.13hrs it struck Halifax LK991 of 431 Squadron which was on a dispersal point.
No crew.