Unidentified Tiger Moth near Cayton.
On 28th February 1939 the pilot of this aircraft took off from Desford in Leicestershire to undertake a training flight, flying to Brough and returning to Desford that night. No.7 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School were the unit operating from Desford at that time. During the flight north he became lost and on finding the coast-line followed it until his fuel was almost all used up. Left with no option but to land he put the aircraft down in a field near Killerby Grange Farm, Cayton, Scarborough without damaging it. The pilot had almost completed his ten week training course and this was his first cross-country training flight, he was uninjured. The aircraft remained on site over night until a team from Desford arrived, it is thought to have been refuelled and flown out.
Pilot - Sgt "Phillip Layshom" RAFVR, of Nelson, Glamorgan.
The pilot worked for Cardiff Prison at the time of this incident. His name given above is the way it was spelt in the local newspaper of the day, however the name "Leyshon" was more common and could be the correct spelling.