At 11.30hrs on 16th June 1918 this No.2 Fighting School aeroplane stalled, spun into ground and then was destroyed by fire at or near to Marske aerodrome, sadly the pilot died as a result of this accident. He was taken to a Leeds cemetery but probably because his sister was living at Headingley at the time and she probably claimed his body for burial.
Pilot - 2Lt Frederick Charles Turner, Australian Flying Corps, aged 25. Buried Lawns Wood Cemetery, Leeds (Wall W.393).
Frederick Turner was born on 29th October 1894 in Essex and emigrated with this family to Sydney, Australia at a young age. He enlisted on 26th July 1915 at Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia into the 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade and served in France. He was wounded several times that saw him hospitalised. His service records suggest that he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps as a Cadet in May 1917 but was only granted a commission on 24th April 1918 (after he had been transferred to the newly created RAF on 1st April 1918). He was posted to No.2 School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery on 21st May 1918 which then became known as No.2 Fighting School on 28th May 1918. His grave position in Lawns Wood cemetery is now lost as the area was landscaped and therefore he is commemorated on the memorial screen.
Sopwith Pup C271 was built to contract A.S. 11541/17 by the Standard Motor Company Ltd. at Coventry. It was delivered to the War School at RNAS Manston on 2nd March 1918 which was re-named Pool of Pilots, Manston on 1st April 1918. On an unknown date it was transferred to No.2 Fighting School at Marske and was destroyed as a result of the crash at Marske on 16th June 1918.
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