Hurricane L1572 near Church Fenton.
at 17.30hrs on 4th May 1940 this 242 Squadron aircraft suffered engine failure on the approach to land at Church Fenton airfield. The pilot had no time to retract the undercarriage and attempted to land in a field around 500 yards south of the village but the undercarriage collapsed.
Pilot - P/O Donald Garfield MacQueen RAF (42142).
MacQueen was killed on 9th June 1940 in 242 Squadron Hurricane P2767 over France. He was twenty years old and is buried at Courtisols Churchyard, France.