Hunter F.6 XG230 near Easingwold.
On 15th November 1956 this 92 Squadron aircraft was being flown on an acceptance test flight at the time when it suffered aileron control failure whilst on a Controlled Ground Approach (C.G.A.) landing at Linton on Ouse airfield. With the aircraft being uncontrollable the pilot ejected and survived while the aircraft crashed on land near to or owned by Dawney Farm, Easingwold. The ejection was witnessed by squadron members on the ground at Linton on Ouse and the pilot was later retrived by his squadron from The Station Inn at Tollerton.
Pilot - F/Lt Maurice Mervyn Foster RAF (607142).
Maurice Foster passed out of Cranwell and was appointed to a permanent commission as P/O on 1st August 1951. He was promoted to the rank of F/O on 1st August 1952 (with seniority back dated to 1st August 1951) and to F/Lt on 1st February 1954. He rose to S/Ldr on an unknown date and then rose again to W/Co on 1st July 1971. He retired from the RAF in the early 1980's but was awarded the OBE on 31st December 1984. He then re-joined and served in the RAFVR (Training Branch) taking a rank of F/O, he was still serving in the RAFVR at least until 1993 when he extended his service to November of that year.