Spitfire near Wintringham

On the 23rd of October 1950 a Spitfire of the Central Gunnery School was on a "Cine Combat" training flight when the aircraft caught fire in mid-air inside the cockpit area. The pilot tried to put the fire out but his attempts failed and he was forced to bale out. He landed near Wold Farm, West Heslerton and the aircraft crashed nearby at Wintringham at 14.56hrs. The flight had lasted for 51 minutes.

Pilot - F/Lt T A Carson RAF, slightly injured with minor burns to his hands. He was a fairly experinced pilot, having a total of 1081 hours flying time to his name, 386 being on the Spitfire.