During the afternoon of 20th July 1942 the pilot of this No.55 Operational Training Unit aircraft was flown on a combined training exercise. While the unit was based at Annan, he may have been using Longtown. The first part of the flight involved a formation flying exercise with an instructor. This part was done and the instructor broke off the formation (over Longtown) with the pupil pilot flying in this aircraft then detailed for a local flying exercise in the area south east of Penrith. The pilot later stated that although he was flying partly in cloud he was able to pinpoint his location through gaps in the cloud. The cloud later closed in and the pilot then attempted to a baring for fifteen minutes that should have seen him fly over the Solway. Believing himself to be over the low ground of the Solway area he decended through the cloud while returning to base. As the aircraft was actually much further south and over higher ground the aircraft then flew into the ground in the region of Douthwaite Head, near Dockray at 16.45hrs. The pilot banged his head on the reflector sight which knocked him unconcious for twenty minutes though he was lucky and survived. He began to walk down to a farm he could see around two miles area, which was probably Douthwaite Head. Whilst calling for assistance a shepherd heard him and came to help and they later reached the farm.

Exactly where this aircraft crashed is not clear from the available records. It is also a massive area to try and search for the remains of a Hurricane aircraft, that was probably pretty much intact after the crash and recovered.

Pilot - Sgt Arthur Wise RAFVR (1434200).