ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172779
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| Date: | Sunday 14 November 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 1652 HCU RAF |
| Registration: | DG230 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Vale of York Hotel, A59 Road, Kirk Hammerton, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marston Moor, North Yorkshire |
On 14th November 1943 this aircraft, of 1652 Heavy Conversion Unit, RAF, took off from Marston Moor to be given an air test but the aircraft's two starboard engines failed only three minutes after taking off, and out of control the aircraft crashed into a brick lined pond behind the Vale of York Hotel by the side of the A59 road at Kirk Hammerton, 10 miles west of York, North Yorkshire. (At approximate co-ordinates 53°59′ 40.56″ N, 1°17′ 25.08″ W)
Of the five people on the aircraft one was fortunate to have sustained only minor injuries while his four crew mates were sadly killed in the crash. The bodies of the four fatalities were taken into the pub as was the survivor prior to being taken to hospital.
Much of the aircraft was left in the pond after the crash and remained there for many years with the pond also having scrap cars and rubble being deposited in it. It was excavated in the mid-2000's and made into a wildlife area, during these works some pieces of the Halifax were dug out and were left on the site.
Instructor Pilot - F/O Terence McKinley DFC RNZAF (402544), aged 21, of Wellington, New Zealand. Buried Harrogate Stonefall Cemetery, Yorkshire.
Pilot - S/Ldr Peter James Emerton RAF (37762), aged 26, of Sheerness, Kent. Buried Aldershot Military Cemetery (grave AA, 49).
Flight Engineer - P/O Norman Nice "Bubs" Beale RAFVR (53081), aged 22, of St Leonards on Sea. Buried Hastings Cemetery, Sussex (Div.M. Sec.F. Row F. Grave 24).
M.T. Driver/Passenger - AC1 George Henry Harrison RAFVR (1611886), aged 21, of Thurnscoe. Buried Dearne (Thurnscoe) Cemetery (Sec.J. Row B. Grave 41.)
Ground Crew/Passenger - AC2 Thomas Alan McCormack RAFVR. Minor injuries.
Sources:
1. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?105999-Aircraft-in-a-Yorkshire-lake
2. https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GRid=56462775
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/dg230.html]
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Hammerton
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2015 03:39 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Nov-2016 18:44 | Philmac750 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 11-Mar-2019 09:16 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Nov-2020 06:12 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Nature, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2021 09:00 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2023 11:03 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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