Wetherby Halifax Memorial

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Halifax DG226 of 1652 Heavy Conversion Unit departed Marston Moor on 24 August 1944 on a training flight. The port outer engine caught fire at 1000ft; the crew were unable to feather it. The aircraft rolled inverted and dived in. There were no survivors. The engine was recovered at the time; two further engines were excavated in 1978, one of which is now on display at the Yorkshire Air Museum.

Two engines were recovered from the crash site during excavations in 1978. One engine is displayed at the Yorkshire Air Museum.

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