Halifax VII NA312 at Marston Moor airfield.

During the night of 19th / 20th August 1945 this 1665 Heavy Conversion Unit aircraft was flown on a night cross country training exercise. On return to land at Marston Moor the pupil pilot made a poor approach so the instructor briefly took over control and corrected the aircraft's position before handing control back to the pupil. Instead of flying an overshoot and going around the circuit to attempt another landing, the pupil then went on to attempt a landing. At 02.01hrs the landing was heavy resulting in the aircraft bouncing back into the air then landing again. The brakes were then only partly effective and the aircraft failed to stop before running off the runway and through a ditch that collapsed the aircraft's undercarriage. The aircraft's AM Form 78 states the damage saw the aircraft struck off charge on 25th August 1945.

Pilot (Pupil) - F/Sgt Herbert Clark Whittle RAFVR (1522194).

Pilot (Instructor) - F/O Alan William Dougill RAFVR (169910).