At 11.45hrs on the 10th July 1945 a glider from No.1 Glider School based at Sutton Bank crashed into the ground from 4000 feet not far away from Sutton Bank. The civilian pilot who was undertaking a week long RAF advanced intructors course was badly injured and was taken to hospital where he sadly died afew hours later. The glider was owned by Mr Jack Rice but civilian gliding was illegal in Great Britain until 1946, it appears common that individuals undertaking such training used gliders belonging to their pre-war clubs.

Pilot - Mr Joseph Haswell. Died of injuries. Of Monkspath, Birmingham. Of M.41 EGS.