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Easby Moor N.7294 Memorial

Easby Moor, North Yorkshire

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Location

Easby Moor, North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire

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Aircraft & Operation Details

Aircraft Type
Hudson N.7294
Squadron
220 Squadron
Station
Thornaby
Date of Loss
1940-02-11

Crew

3 killed; 1 survived (LAC Atholl Barker)

Memorial Details

Type
Air crash memorial

Memorial Care

parish council
Organisation
Easby Parish Meeting

Local Contacts

These local organisations are connected to this memorial and may be able to help with information or visits.

Guisborough Royal British Legionbritish legion

Local remembrance and memorial support

Easby Parish Meetingparish council

Local authority responsible for memorial upkeep

Further Reading

Crash site investigation for Hudson N7294 of 220 Squadron at Easby Moor on 11 February 1940. Three Hudsons took off from Thornaby for an operational flight to the Heligoland area; the lead aircraft's windscreen iced up and it struck Easby Moor near the Captain Cook Monument.

Part of three-aircraft formation to HeligolandWindscreen icing blocked forward visionCrashed near Captain Cook Monument on Easby MoorFlew through a stone wall on impact

Yorkshire AircraftRetrieved 2026-03-23

Record of Hudson N7294 crash at Easby Moor, Great Ayton on 11 February 1940. Three crew killed; LAC Atholl Barker survived with injuries and later returned to service with 220 Squadron.

F/O Tom Parker (pilot) age 21, buried ThornabySgt Harold Bleksley age 24, buried BristolCpl Norman Drury age 23, buried North WalshamLAC Barker survived, returned to 220 Squadron

Aviation Safety NetworkRetrieved 2026-03-23

Accident record for Lockheed Hudson Mk I N7294 on 11 February 1940. Documents the crash circumstances including icing conditions and impact location on Easby Moor.

One of earliest WW2 crash sites in North YorkshireHudson Mk I variant

Sources

  • Geograph(website)

Credits & Acknowledgements

Record compiled by
Keith Binley
Heritage sources
Yorkshire Aircraft (retrieved 2026-03-23)
Aviation Safety Network (retrieved 2026-03-23)
Last updated 2026-03-21

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