On 16th November 1944 the crew of Halifax JO128 were undertaking a training flight as part of the course at 1663 Heavy Conversion Unit. At just after 22.00hrs the aircraft was in the circuit of Rufforth airfield and trying to make a landing, the visibility was poor with patches of fog, the crew of this aircraft made three attempts at landing but was not lined up with the runway each time so climbed away to make another approach. On the fourth approach to land at 22.18hrs the aircraft appeared to have got the line good but as it got lower the aircraft changed course and headed slightly left towards Grasslands Farm on the edge of the airfield. It struck the roof of the farm house and continued on a north-easterly heading onto the airfield, striking Halifax LL133 that was parked on the edge of the airfield and then crashing into a hanger and other buildings near it where a further Halifax LK910 was having maintenance undertaken. Fires developed around the hanger and badly damaged LK910 and the hanger. Halifax JP128 was destroyed in the crash and Halifaxes LL133 and LK910 were also deemed too badly damaged to be worthy of repair.
No crew.