Whitley at Plainville, north of York.

A 58 Sqdn Whitley at Linton on Ouse.

On the 31st of May 1941, this Whitley was damaged after overshooting a landing at Plainville at 18.00hrs. The aircraft sustained Cat R(B) damage, the crew were safe although one sustained injuries. An engine may have been out of action when the landing was being carried out. Plainville was used as a relief landing ground by Linton and it is assumed to have been attempting a proper landing here rather than force-landing. The AM Form 1180 for the incident claims it was returning from an operational flight, there were however no 4 Group aircraft on Ops on the 30th/31st May 1941, the assumption is therefore the crew were on a training flight, or moving the aircraft to Plainville either prior to Ops, or after Ops.

The aircraft was built to contract 106962/40 by Armstrong Whitworth at Baginton and delivered directly to 58 Sqdn at Linton-on-Ouse in March 1941. It suffered it's Cat R(b) accident on 31st May 1941, detailed above. The aircraft does appear to have been repaired in works as no further record exists of it being with 58 Sqdn. It next appears on charge with B.O.A.C. as G-AGDW from 17th March 1942 to 15th April 1942 when it was restored to Z6660. The aircraft was placed in MU storage until being issued to 81 OTU at Ashborne on 10th July 1942 when the unit was formed. The aircraft moved with the unit to Tilstock in September 1942 and then to Sleap in January 1944. It was placed in MU storage again in November 1944 before being struck off charge on 31st May 1945 as scrap.

Pilot - P/O G Lambert, ok.

Rest of crew unknown, one sustained injuries.