Meteor near Huby.

On the 21st of January 1953 the crew of this aircraft were forced to eject after their aircraft ran out of fuel on returning to base. They were prevented from landing because of poor weather over Linton on Ouse and were forced to flying around. They baled out over the Huby area, the pilot struck part of the plane with his right knee on doing so and severely injured himself. Both airmen landed in trees. The pilot became trapped 70 feet up a larch tree in a wood on the New Parks estate, south west of Huby, where he remained for two hours until he was rescued by fireman A. Robinson from York with the use of a turntable ladder. Prior to being rescued, three forestry workers had tried to help the severely injured airman. 16 year old Ian Spencer of York, George Bielby of Wheldrake and Charles Whitehead of Robin Lane, Huby had alerted the emergency services after firstly trying a rescue attempt with a ladder brought from a nearby farm. The navigator also had some trouble when he ejected, he also landed in a tree near Easingwold but was able to free himself and was not injured. The aircraft crashed in a field half a mile from the pilot, it created a nine feet deep crater and disintergated on impact. The injured pilt was taken to York City General Hospital suffering from severe injuries, including serious injuries to a foot, he remained there for some time, with a condition described as "very ill", it is thought that he survived.

Pilot - P/O T Whittaker RAF, aged 20, of ? Survived, suffered severe injuries to his foot which resulted in it being amputated.

Nav / Rad - F/O P J Wright RAF, aged ? Of ? Uninjured.