Tiger Moth L6935 near Markington, Ripon.

On the 23rd of November 1941 the two airmen on this aircraft were undertaking a basic training flight when the area became blanketed in fog. The instructor took control and eventually the aircraft ran low on fuel. He force landed the aircraft between Ripley and Markington, to the north of Ripon but struck a tree while doing so. The aircraft was badly damaged and the instructor slightly injured his face, his pupil escaped injury.

The aircraft was damaged a month previously in a force landing near Bingley and had been repaired.

Pilot - P/O A B (or J B) Fry, slightly injured.

Pupil - Name unknown, uninjured.