Tiger Moth BB757 near Brough airfield.
On 19th July 1941 the pilot of this 4 E.F.T.S. aircraft was undertaking his first solo flight, while making a landing it sustained a damaged undercarriage, the pilot attempted to take off again to go around for another landing but lost control and crashed just off the aerodrome near Brough.
Pilot - LAC H M Nunn RAFVR (1312410).
This Tiger Moth was build by the De Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd. at Hatfield and was registered on the civilian register to them on 27th July 1936 as G-AELP.
It was used and operated by D.H.Ltd. under the guise of 13 E&RFTS flying from White Waltham from 1936 onwards, on 3rd September 1939 the unit was re-designated
as 13 EFTS and it remained with them. On 30th October 1940 it was impressed into the RAF as BB757. On 9th January 1941 it was transferred to 4 EFTS at Brough
and sustained Cat.E1/FA damage as a result of this mishap on 19th July 1941 and struck off charge five days later after being assessed.