Test Flying Memorial
"...and everywhere the
blue sky belongs to them
and is their appointed rest
and their native country"
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
| Date | 04/11/1949 |
|---|---|
| Casualties | Mr A. Sutcliffe, Napier Engines TP |
| Aircraft | Hawker Tempest F Mk 6 NX235 |
| Took off from | Luton, Bedfordshire |
| Purpose of flight | Endurance test of modified cooling system |
| Incident location | Luton, Bedfordshire |
| Incident details | At end of flight pilot was given ATC clearance to make a low pass across airfield. Pilot attempted slow roll at 150ft but nose dropped when inverted and starboard wing hit ground during attempt at recovery. Aircraft disintegrated |