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#10 Squadron RAF (Rem Acu Tangere) RAF Leeming. Halifax II aircraft V 9981 was in the process of taking off from Leeming airfield for the crew to carry out a training flight. As the aircraft picked up speed it crossed the intersection of another runway and collided with Halifax L9614 that was also taking off. Both aircraft were badly damaged and neither was repaired. Two airmen were sadly killed and a number of others sustained injuries. A subsequent investigation found that the ground control system at Leeming was inadequate
Sergeant WC Green (RAFVR) was killed in this flying accident
Pilot Officer RP Hughes (RCAF) aboard as a passenger, and Pilot Officer FJ Falkowski (RCAF) (then Sgt) both survived, uninjured. FS TJ Beare (RCAF), W/C JAH Tuck DFC (RAF), Flight Lieutenant WW Watt (RAFVR) (then Sgt), Flight Lieutenant STA Rouse DFC (RAFVR) (then Sgt) and passenger G/C JA Crockett (RAF) (then Squadron Leader (Acting) of #19 Operational Training Unit all survived with injuries
Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire