Test Flying Memorial
"...and everywhere the
blue sky belongs to them
and is their appointed rest
and their native country"
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
| Date | 08/08/1944 |
|---|---|
| Casualties | Mr P.F. Ainsbury, A&AEE FTO |
| Aircraft | Miles Monitor Mk I NF900 |
| Took off from | Woodley, Berkshire |
| Purpose of flight | Initial flight by A&AEE crew following trials of manufacturer |
| Incident location | Wokingham, Berkshire |
| Incident details | In-flight fire in port engine and wing. Pilot baled out with considerable difficulty, FTO found in wreckage |