Halifax LW637 damaged in the air, landed at Rufforth airfield.
During the evening of 15th April 1945 this 1652 Heavy Conversion Unit aircraft was flown on a circuits and landings using Marston Moor airfield. Just before 22.00hrs the aircraft took off for one of the short flights and after climbing to around 300 feet the starboard outer engine cut out and then caught fire. The pilot feathered the propeller, shut down the engine and activated the internal Graviner fire extinguisher. The crew made a Mayday request to land at nearby Rufforth airfield and a swift landing was made soon after, the fire went out after landing. Minor damage to the aircraft resulted.
Pilot - P/O A R Owens RCAF (J/92592).
Six crew - Names unknown.