At 11.45hrs on the 10th July 1945 a glider from No.1 Glider School based at Sutton Bank crashed into the ground from 4000 feet not far away from Sutton Bank. The civilian pilot who was undertaking a week long RAF advanced intructors course was badly injured and was taken to hospital where he sadly died a few hours later. The glider was owned by Mr Jack Rice but civilian gliding was illegal in Great Britain until 1946 so the glider belonged to a military flying school, it appears common that individuals undertaking such training used gliders belonging to their pre-war clubs.
Pilot - Mr Joseph Hassall, aged 38. Died of injuries in Northallerton. Of Monkspath, Birmingham. Burial location unknown. Possibly cremated Lodge Hill Cemetery and Crematorium, Birmingham.