Whitley at Haxby, York.

On the 1st of December 1937 a Whitley was on a cross country exercise when it force-landed in a ploughed field near Haxby, York. The aircraft was not too badly damaged and was listed as having Cat. R(b) damage. The airmen on it were not believed to have been injured. This may well be the first Whitley incident in Yorkshire. The airframe was dismantled and removed in sections.

The aircraft was built to contract 421118/35 by Armstrong Whitworth Ltd at Baginton and allotted to 10 Sqdn at Dishforth on 6th April 1937. The aircraft was delivered to 10 Sqdn on 30th April 1937. It suffered it's Cat.R/FA at Haxby and was dismantled on site and delivered to 4 ED (Equipment Depot) on 21st December 1937 and repaired and issued to 166 Sqdn at Leconfield on 2nd August 1939 and moved with the unit to Abingdon on 17th September the same year. It was later transferred to 7 BGS at Stormy Down on 6th April 1940 when 166 Sqdn merged with 97 Sqdn to form 10 OTU, where it was coded -Q. For some reason it needed repair and was sent to Airwork Ltd on 20th December 1940. It was next issued to 7 AGS again at Stormy Down on 31st July 19.41. It suffered a Cat. A(c)/FA on 11th January 1942 when the tailwheel collapsed at Stormy Down and was ROS by Marshall's Ltd from Cambridge, the repair commencing on 14th January 1942. It was again returned to 7 AGS on 28.02.42. It was returned to Airwork Ltd for repair on 11th September 1942, reason unknown and was ready and awaiting collection on 16th November 1942. It was flown to 44 MU at Edzell on 8th December 1942 and remained there and was broken up for scrap and struck off charge on 6th November 1943.

Crew - unknown, ok.