Miles Master Mk.I N7870 of No.5 F.T.S. forced landed at Youlgreave on the 26th March 1941
Charles John Victor Crayford | Leading Aircraftman | Pilot | Uninjured |
The pilot was on Local Flying Practice from RAF Ternhill when he became lost after carrying out a series of steep turns and entered poor weather. He carried out a wheels up forced landing close to the village of Youlgreave, near Bakewell.
The aircraft received the normal level of damage caused by a wheels up landing but was in a repairable state.