Aircraft crashes sites off the North Yorkshire Moors.

Aircraft losses just off the North Yorkshire coast.

Compiled by R M Allenby 2006-2008.

This section is very much a work in progress section with lots of "unknowns". Its limit still needs setting, whether aircraft crashing many miles of the Yorkshire Coast are actually deemed "Yorkshire" related needs to be determined. I have tried to include any incident in which land based organisations were called out on searches or similar for aircraft.

Date Aircraft Serial No. & Sqdn Code Base Squadron Crash location (Click for info)

25/04/1916 Short Type 827 Seaplane 3108 Yarmouth RNAS off Scarborough

20/07/1916 Sopwith Baby 8142 Killingholme RNAS off Scalby Mills RNAS Station

20/10/1916 Short Type 184 Seaplane 8375 Killingholme RNAS Scarborough Bay

27/11/1916 Zeppelin R Class airship L34 ??? ??? Off Redcar

24/10/1917 Sopwith Baby N1418 South Shields RNAS Off Whitby

18/11/1917 Sopwith Baby N1446 War Flight, Seaton Carew RNAS Off Scarborough

10/12/1917 Short Type 184 Seaplane N1655 Killingholme RNAS off Scarborough

19/12/1917 Short Type 184 Seaplane N1225 Killingholme RNAS off Scarborough

01/05/1918 Sopwith Baby N2110 Seaton Carew RNAS 12m E Redcar

12/05/1918 Short Type 320 Seaplane N1690 Killingholme RNAS Staithes

14/05/1918 Short Type 184 Seaplane N2844 Killingholme RNAS Training Division off Whitby

31/05/1918 Blackburn Kangaroo RT1 B9971 252 Sqdn RNAS Seaton Carew/TD> off Robin Hoods Bay

07/06/1918 Airco DH6 A9694 252 RNAS Catterick off Sandsend

08/06/1918 Airco DH6 C6696 C Flt, 252 Sqdn RNAS Redcar off Redcar

13/06/1918 Sopwith Baby N2107 Seaton Carew 452 Flt Off Whitby

13/06/1918 Sopwith Baby N2064 Seaton Carew 252 Flt Off Whitby

17/06/1918 Airco DH6 A9573 252 Sqdn RNAS Redcar off River Tees

17/06/1918 Airco DH6 C6890 504 Flt, 251 Sqdn RNAS Atwick 7m NE Scarborough

29/06/1918 Airco DH6 B3083 Special Duties Flt, 252 Sqdn RNAS Seaton Carew off River Tees

30/06/1918 Airco DH6 C6696 252 Sqdn RNAS Redcar off Redcar

??/??/1918 Sopwith F1 Camel ???? No 2 Fighting School Marske 80 yds off Marske

02/07/1918 Airco DH6 B2683 252 Sqdn RNAS Redcar off Yorkshire Coast

08/07/1918 Airco DH6 C6695 C Flt, 252 Sqdn RNAS Redcar off Whitby

24/07/1918 Airco DH6 C6694 C Flt, 252 Sqdn RNAS Redcar off Redcar

14/08/1918 Airco DH6 B3063 510 Flt, 252 Sqdn RNAS Redcar off Saltburn

31/08/1918 Airco DH6 B3075 510 Flt, 252 Sqdn RNAS Redcar off Runswick Bay

08/09/1918 Curtis H16 Flying Boat K42 US Navy Killingholme 6m NE Scarborough

25/09/1918 Sopwith Baby N2108 Seaton Carew 252 Flt 5m NE Whitby

26/09/1918 Short Type 184 Seaplane N2640 Seaton Carew 246 Sqdn 20m SE Whitby

29/09/1918 Sopwith F1 Camel E1456 2 Fighting School Marske off Marske

04/10/1918 Curtis H16 Flying Boat K21 US Navy Killingholme 20m NE Flamborough Head

13/10/1918 Airco DH6 B2933 510 Flt, 252 Sqdn RNAS West Ayton (Low Farm) off Whitby

21/07/1920 Avro 504K G-EAGW Northern Air Transport Ltd Brough just off Scarborough

12/09/1929 Avro 504K G-EBKB Northern Air Transport Ltd Barton North Bay, Scarborough

06/08/1933 ??? ??? ??? ??? Scarborough South Bay

04/12/1936 Audax MkI K5174 Thornaby 9 FTS off Redcar

13/04/1940 Wellington MkI L4339 HD-? Marham/Wick 38 Sqdn 22m N Whitby

26/08/1940 Hampden Mk1 P2124 VN-? Lindholme 50 Sqdn Scarborough Pier

24/09/1940 ??? ??? ??? ??? off Scarborough

28/10/1940 Ju88 A-1 5J+HS 6048 Schipol 8/KG4 off Warrenby

16/12/1940 Whitley MkV T4289 DY-C Topcliffe 102 Sqdn Off Whitby

16/12/1940 Whitley MkV T4292 KN-J Topcliffe 77 Sqdn 20m off Scarborough

16/01/1941 Hudson P5151 NR-B Thornaby 220 Sqdn off Redcar

12/02/1941 Whitley MkV P4974 Dishforth 51 Sqdn off Scarborough

23/06/1941 Whitley MkV T4237 MH-A Dishforth 51 Sqdn 30 miles off Scarborough

14/08/1941 Spitfire P8310 Catterick 145 Sqdn Off Scarborough

15/09/1941 Blenheim MkIV V5759 Catfoss 2 (c)OTU off Scarborough

12/10/1941 Blenheim MkIV V6324 Upwood 17 OTU 65m E Filey

16/11/1941 Wellington MkIc Z8848 Marham 115 Sqdn 10m E Whitby

29/12/1941 He111 ??? ??? ? 9/KG40 ? Off Scarborough

09/01/1942 Blenheim MkI L8677 BF-? Church Fenton 54 OTU 2 1/2 miles off Scarborough

15/01/1942 Wellington MkIV R1759 BU-? Stradishall 214 Sqdn Off Whitby

21/01/1942 Blenheim MkIV Z7453 Upwood 17 OTU 4m NE Scarborough

12/02/1942 ??? ??? ??? ??? off Scarborough Spa?

16/03/1942 Spitfire Mk2 P8749 Leconfield 610 Sqdn Off Scarborough

16/03/1942 Hudson MkV AM804 Thornaby 6 (c)OTU Off Redcar

25/03/1942 Hudson MkV AM872 Thornaby 6 (c)OTU Off Whitby

26/06/1942 Halifax MkII DG225 NP-N East Moor 158 Sqdn 1/2 mile off Scarborough

26/07/1942 Wellington MkII Z8489 Harwell 1443 Flt Saltwick Bay

24/09/1942 Do 217 E-4 U5+FH w/nr 4294 ??? 1/KG2 off Scarborough (off Flamborough Head)

09/12/1942 Mustang MkI AG347 Clifton 4 Sqdn 8m off Scarborough

11/12/1942 Halifax MkII W7764 EY-? Linton on Ouse 78 Sqdn Filey Bay

28/01/1943 Beaufighter MkVIc T5325 Catfoss 2 (c)OTU 39m E Filey

03/02/1943 Spitfire ??? ??? ??? in Cayton Bay

09/06/1943 Master MkII DL412 Cranwell RAFC Filey Bay

14/07/1943 Do 217 M-1 U5+EL w/nr 56153 ??? 3/KG2 off North Bay, Scarborough

23/09/1943 Wellington MkX LN554 QO-P East Moor 432 Sqdn 60m off Flamborough Head

23/05/1944 Halifax MkII JB969 ??-X Wombleton 1666 HCU Off Saltwick Nab

07/08/1944 Halifax MkV DG363 DH-U Dishforth 1664 HCU 1/2 mile off Scarborough

11/08/1944 P51b Mustang 43-12212W Goxhill ? 555FTS, 496FTG, USAAF off Hayburn Wyke

17/08/1944 Halifax MkIII LK786 WL-S Croft 434 Sqdn 28m off Scarborough

04/08/1945 Mosquito MkIV HJ791 Middleton St George 13 OTU in Filey Bay

14/02/1951 Meteor T7 VW474 Driffield 203 AFTS off Cloughton Wyke

19/07/1952 Meteor NF11 WD716 Leeming 228 OCU Saltwick Bay

11/12/1952 Meteor F8 WH455 Finningley 616 Sqdn 23m off Whitby

11/12/1952 Meteor F8 WH473 Finningley 616 Sqdn 23m off Whitby

17/07/1956 Hunter F6 WV392 Linton on Ouse 66 Sqdn off Filey Brigg

26/08/1983 Lightning F3 XP753 Binbrook LTF Scarborough North Bay

21/12/1983 F111-F 70-2366 Lakenheath 48th T.F.W. Off Scarborough

15/07/1986 Lightning F3 XR760 Binbrook 11 Sqdn Off Whitby

Date	Aircraft	Serial No. & Sqdn Code	Base	Squadron	Crash location (Click for info)
25/04/1916	Short Type 827 Seaplane	3108	Yarmouth	RNAS	off Scarborough
20/07/1916	Sopwith Baby	8142	Killingholme	RNAS	off Scalby Mills RNAS Station
20/10/1916	Short Type 184 Seaplane	8375	Killingholme	RNAS	Scarborough Bay
27/11/1916	Zeppelin R Class airship	L34	???	???	Off Redcar
24/10/1917	Sopwith Baby	N1418	South Shields	RNAS	Off Whitby
18/11/1917	Sopwith Baby	N1446	War Flight, Seaton Carew	RNAS	Off Scarborough
10/12/1917	Short Type 184 Seaplane	N1655	Killingholme	RNAS	off Scarborough
19/12/1917	Short Type 184 Seaplane	N1225	Killingholme	RNAS	off Scarborough
01/05/1918	Sopwith Baby	N2110	Seaton Carew	RNAS	12m E Redcar
12/05/1918	Short Type 320 Seaplane	N1690	Killingholme	RNAS	Staithes
14/05/1918	Short Type 184 Seaplane	N2844	Killingholme	RNAS Training Division	off Whitby
31/05/1918	Blackburn Kangaroo RT1	B9971	252 Sqdn	RNAS Seaton Carew/TD>	off Robin Hoods Bay
07/06/1918	Airco DH6	A9694	252	RNAS Catterick	off Sandsend
08/06/1918	Airco DH6	C6696	C Flt, 252 Sqdn	RNAS Redcar	off Redcar
13/06/1918	Sopwith Baby	N2107	Seaton Carew	452 Flt	Off Whitby
13/06/1918	Sopwith Baby	N2064	Seaton Carew	252 Flt	Off Whitby
17/06/1918	Airco DH6	A9573	252 Sqdn	RNAS Redcar	off River Tees
17/06/1918	Airco DH6	C6890	504 Flt, 251 Sqdn	RNAS Atwick	7m NE Scarborough
29/06/1918	Airco DH6	B3083	Special Duties Flt, 252 Sqdn	RNAS Seaton Carew	off River Tees
30/06/1918	Airco DH6	C6696	252 Sqdn	RNAS Redcar	off Redcar
??/??/1918	Sopwith F1 Camel	????	No 2 Fighting School	Marske	80 yds off Marske
02/07/1918	Airco DH6	B2683	252 Sqdn	RNAS Redcar	off Yorkshire Coast
08/07/1918	Airco DH6	C6695	C Flt, 252 Sqdn	RNAS Redcar	off Whitby
24/07/1918	Airco DH6	C6694	C Flt, 252 Sqdn	RNAS Redcar	off Redcar
14/08/1918	Airco DH6	B3063	510 Flt, 252 Sqdn	RNAS Redcar	off Saltburn
31/08/1918	Airco DH6	B3075	510 Flt, 252 Sqdn	RNAS Redcar	off Runswick Bay
08/09/1918	Curtis H16 Flying Boat	K42	US Navy	Killingholme	6m NE Scarborough
25/09/1918	Sopwith Baby	N2108	Seaton Carew	252 Flt	5m NE Whitby
26/09/1918	Short Type 184 Seaplane	N2640	Seaton Carew	246 Sqdn	20m SE Whitby
29/09/1918	Sopwith F1 Camel	E1456	2 Fighting School	Marske	off Marske
04/10/1918	Curtis H16 Flying Boat	K21	US Navy	Killingholme	20m NE Flamborough Head
13/10/1918	Airco DH6	B2933	510 Flt, 252 Sqdn	RNAS West Ayton (Low Farm)	off Whitby
21/07/1920	Avro 504K	G-EAGW	Northern Air Transport Ltd	Brough	just off Scarborough
12/09/1929	Avro 504K	G-EBKB	Northern Air Transport Ltd	Barton	North Bay, Scarborough
06/08/1933	???	???	???	???	Scarborough South Bay
04/12/1936	Audax MkI	K5174	Thornaby	9 FTS	off Redcar
13/04/1940	Wellington MkI	L4339 HD-?	Marham/Wick	38 Sqdn	22m N Whitby
26/08/1940	Hampden Mk1	P2124 VN-?	Lindholme	50 Sqdn	Scarborough Pier
24/09/1940	???	???	???	???	off Scarborough
28/10/1940	Ju88 A-1	5J+HS 6048	Schipol	8/KG4	off Warrenby
16/12/1940	Whitley MkV	T4289 DY-C	Topcliffe	102 Sqdn	Off Whitby
16/12/1940	Whitley MkV	T4292 KN-J	Topcliffe	77 Sqdn	20m off Scarborough
16/01/1941	Hudson	P5151 NR-B	Thornaby	220 Sqdn	off Redcar
12/02/1941	Whitley MkV	P4974	Dishforth	51 Sqdn	off Scarborough
23/06/1941	Whitley MkV	T4237 MH-A	Dishforth	51 Sqdn	30 miles off Scarborough
14/08/1941	Spitfire	P8310	Catterick	145 Sqdn	Off Scarborough
15/09/1941	Blenheim MkIV	V5759	Catfoss	2 (c)OTU	off Scarborough
12/10/1941	Blenheim MkIV	V6324	Upwood	17 OTU	65m E Filey
16/11/1941	Wellington MkIc	Z8848	Marham	115 Sqdn	10m E Whitby
29/12/1941	He111	???	???	? 9/KG40 ?	Off Scarborough
09/01/1942	Blenheim MkI	L8677 BF-?	Church Fenton	54 OTU	2 1/2 miles off Scarborough
15/01/1942	Wellington MkIV	R1759 BU-?	Stradishall	214 Sqdn	Off Whitby
21/01/1942	Blenheim MkIV	Z7453	Upwood	17 OTU	4m NE Scarborough
12/02/1942	???	???	???	???	off Scarborough Spa?
16/03/1942	Spitfire Mk2	P8749	Leconfield	610 Sqdn	Off Scarborough
16/03/1942	Hudson MkV	AM804	Thornaby	6 (c)OTU	Off Redcar
25/03/1942	Hudson MkV	AM872	Thornaby	6 (c)OTU	Off Whitby
26/06/1942	Halifax MkII	DG225 NP-N	East Moor	158 Sqdn	1/2 mile off Scarborough
26/07/1942	Wellington MkII	Z8489	Harwell	1443 Flt	Saltwick Bay
24/09/1942	Do 217 E-4	U5+FH w/nr 4294	???	1/KG2	off Scarborough (off Flamborough Head)
09/12/1942	Mustang MkI	AG347	Clifton	4 Sqdn	8m off Scarborough
11/12/1942	Halifax MkII	W7764 EY-?	Linton on Ouse	78 Sqdn	Filey Bay
28/01/1943	Beaufighter MkVIc	T5325	Catfoss	2 (c)OTU	39m E Filey
03/02/1943	Spitfire	???	???	???	in Cayton Bay
09/06/1943	Master MkII	DL412	Cranwell	RAFC	Filey Bay
14/07/1943	Do 217 M-1	U5+EL w/nr 56153	???	3/KG2	off North Bay, Scarborough
23/09/1943	Wellington MkX	LN554 QO-P	East Moor	432 Sqdn	60m off Flamborough Head
23/05/1944	Halifax MkII	JB969 ??-X	Wombleton	1666 HCU	Off Saltwick Nab
07/08/1944	Halifax MkV	DG363 DH-U	Dishforth	1664 HCU	1/2 mile off Scarborough
11/08/1944	P51b Mustang	43-12212W	Goxhill ?	555FTS, 496FTG, USAAF	off Hayburn Wyke
17/08/1944	Halifax MkIII	LK786 WL-S	Croft	434 Sqdn	28m off Scarborough
04/08/1945	Mosquito MkIV	HJ791	Middleton St George	13 OTU	in Filey Bay
14/02/1951	Meteor T7	VW474	Driffield	203 AFTS	off Cloughton Wyke
19/07/1952	Meteor NF11	WD716	Leeming	228 OCU	Saltwick Bay
11/12/1952	Meteor F8	WH455	Finningley	616 Sqdn	23m off Whitby
11/12/1952	Meteor F8	WH473	Finningley	616 Sqdn	23m off Whitby
17/07/1956	Hunter F6	WV392	Linton on Ouse	66 Sqdn	off Filey Brigg
26/08/1983	Lightning F3	XP753	Binbrook	LTF	Scarborough North Bay
21/12/1983	F111-F	70-2366	Lakenheath	48th T.F.W.	Off Scarborough
15/07/1986	Lightning F3	XR760	Binbrook	11 Sqdn	Off Whitby

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Grid refs are not supplied on this website, this is to protect what is left of the sites. This list may not be complete but it contains all the aircraft I know of to date. As always, I would love to hear from anyone who can tell me more about any of these sites or any others not listed on these pages. Thanks. Last updated Feb 2008. This list could be endless given any number of aircraft could be listed as missing in the North Sea, I have included these after finding record of them by land based authorities. Thanks to Graham Sharpe, Howard Newbould and Richard Percy for their efforts in tracking down their ID's.