Lysander P9122 near Otteringham.
On 12th March 1943 this No.2 Gunnery and Target Towing Flight aircraft of the USAAF made a crash landing near Otteringham, Hull sustaining minor damage.
Pilot - Garth E Clark USAAF (10600442?).
This pilot was involved in a second flying accident some months later on 23rd June 1943 flying Lysander V9496
when it suffered engine failure and made a forced landing near "Goxhill, Lincolnshire".
Garth Clark was the son of Calvin Clark and had two brothers and one sister to his father's first marriage.
One brother - Dale H Clark had served in the US Navy in WW2. His father Calvin had lived in Ironwood, Michigan
until 1920 but had moved to Wisconsin Rapids in 1920 to work at the Oliver Iron Mining Company until 1930, he
then worked at a paper mill at Wisconsin Rapids as a foreman. He died at the young age of 57 in 1945.
Lysander P9122 was built to contract 981730/39 by the Westland Aircraft Ltd. at Yeovil, it was converted to a Mk.III during production and was awaiting collection in February 1940. The aircraft was initially placed in MU store until being taken on charge by 6 (C)O.T.U. at Thornaby probably not long after the unit formed in July 1941. Later in the year it was transferred to 42 O.T.U. at Andover. During early 1942 it transferred to 2 Squadron at Sawbridgworth. In July 1942 the aircraft was flown to MU store and was converted to a Target Towing MkIII variant. On an unknown date in 1943 it was transferred to the USAAF at No.2 Gunnery and Target Towing Flight at Goxhill. As a result of damage sustained on 12th March 1943 near Hull minor Cat.A/FA damage was the damage assessment and it was repaired on site. The aircraft then returned to No.2 G. & T.T. Flight. On 6th July 1943 it crashed at Ryehill, Yorkshire and was not repaired.