HP Halifax LK878
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 Belonging to 1659 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF, crashed on 15th January 1945 while undertaking a series of circuits and landings at Topcliffe Airfield. During one take off this aircraft lost an engine and crashed into woods near the village of  Felixkirk.

Information from:-https://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/45/lk878.html (full story available here)

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North American F86 Sabre XD733


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Belonging to No 92 Squadron RAF, crashed on 21st September 1954 while undertaking a high altitude night time cross country exercise out of RAF Linton on Ouze.

Info from https://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/46-60/xd733.html . (full story available here)

 

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HP Halifax JD105

 


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Belonging to No 10 Squadron RAF, crashed on 5th May 1943 while returning to it's base at Melbourne Airfield from a bombing operation to Dortmund. The Halifax was diverted to RAF Leeming because of poor weather and collided with Hood Hill while flying in fog.

Info from https://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/43/jd105.html (full story and photos of wreckage can be found here)

 

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DH Mosquito NT266


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Belonging to No54 Operational Training Unit, crashed on 8th November 1946 after entering thick cloud while undertaking a daylight training flight out of RAF Leeming. It is suspected the Pilot lost control due to icing on the wings and control surfaces.

Info from:-https://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/46-60/nt266.html (full story and photos of the crashsite before it was plundered can be found here)

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Bristol Blenheim L8729



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Belonging to No54 Operational Training Unit,crashed on 18th July 1941 while taking part in a Searchlight Homing exercise out of RAF Church Fenton. This Blenheim and at least one other (L1449) from the same unit were vectored over the North York moors in error by a ground based controller. While circling looking for searchlight beams that were actually somewhere else entirely they both crashed on the moors just 5 minutes apart.

Info from:-https://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/41/l8729.html (full story can be found here)
https://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/41/l1449.html (story of L1449 can be found here)




































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Avro Lancaster KB701


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Belonging to No 419 Squadron RAF, crashed in the early hours of 16th May 1944 while taking part in a night time cross country exercise.Because of poor visibilty and winds the aircraft drifted off course and the crew believing they were much further west over low ground descended to try and get below the cloud base causing the Lancaster to collide with Helmsley Moor.

Info from:-https://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/44/kb701.html(see here for full story and photos of remaining wreckage.)

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