Was wondering whether anyone on the forum could let me have any details of an accident that occured on 1st April 1955 at Worksop.Flying Officer Stan Jenkins was killed together with I believe a student.Stan was my uncle's closest friend,both of them having been boy entrants at Halton,done their basic flight training together before my uncle was chopped and re-streamed as a flight engineer.Stan gained his wings and went on to become a flying instructor.
SF
According to Colin Cummings in Category 5
1 Apr 1955
WL474 Meteor T7
211 FTS
Near Garmston Lincs
The aircraft was carrying out an asymmetric overshoot when it yawed to starboard. It continued to make a turn but then the live engine stopped and the aircraft rolled onto its back and dived into the ground.
Fg Off Stanley Thomas Jenkins 25 Pilot Instructor
Pilot Off Duncan Herbert Moffat 29 Pilot Student
James J Halley in Broken Wings adds
2 1/2 miles NE of Garmston.
Dived into ground during asymmetric overshoot at Garmston RLG