Sopwith 1F1 Camel D8124 in the Driffield area.
During the morning of Wednesday, 23rd October 1918 this No.72 Training Squadron aeroplane was one of four being flown on a training exercise flying in formation, with Captain Godfrey Bremridge leading the formation with the others being pupil pilots. At 10.45hrs the formation was flying over Driffield at around 5,000 feet, some miles north of it's Beverley base, when the formation leader put his aeroplane into a steep dive. The pilot of D8124 was flying on the left of the lead aeroplane and followed. After making an initial dive the speed reached an estimated 120 miles per hour, the aeroplane was seen to make a sharp turn and then continue to dive toward the ground in a series of dives and turns apparently out of control until it crashed in the Driffield area and the pilot was killed. It was believed that the pilot had fainted and had fallen onto the control stick during the initial stages of the dive. Exactly where this aeroplane crashed is unknown other than the pilot's death was registered in the Driffield registration district.
Pilot - 2Lt Henry Isherwood RAF, aged 18. Buried Bolton (Tonge) Cemetery, Lancashire.
Henry Isherwood was born on 18th March 1900 in Bolton and was the son of Rupert and Bertha (nee Holt) Isherwood. His birth and baptism were done under the name Harry Isherwood. He was working as a solicitor's clerk when he enlisted for military service. His CWGC entry states he was initially with the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He transferred to the RNAS and was granted a commission on 17th March 1918. He transferred to the RAF when it formed in April 1918 and continued training. He was posted to No.68 Training Squadron in June 1918 and then his service file has his posting to No.72 Training Squadron on 23rd October 1918 (the same date as his death).