Morning All This ATC civilian instructor is being submitted as a possible non commemoration by In From The Cold Project. He was killed 10 July 1945 when his glider crashed whilst he was on an advance gliding course with the RAF at Sutton Bank, Yorks. If anyone has any further details or a copy of the crash card I would be very pleased to receive these. All The Best Chris
These may be able to help? Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire. Unidentified Slingsby Falcon glider near Sutton Bank. At 11.45hrs on the 10th July 1945 a glider from No.1 Glider School based at Sutton Bank crashed into the ground from 4000 feet not far away from Sutton Bank. The civilian pilot who was undertaking a week long RAF advanced intructors course was badly injured and was taken to hospital where he sadly died a few hours later. The glider was owned by Mr Jack Rice but civilian gliding was illegal in Great Britain until 1946 so the glider belonged to a military flying school, it appears common that individuals undertaking such training used gliders belonging to their pre-war clubs. Pilot - Mr Joseph Hassall, aged 38. Died of injuries in Northallerton. Of Monkspath, Birmingham. Of M.41 EGS. Joseph Hassall had just been awarded a gliding certificate a few weeks earlier. Kyle
Joseph Hassall (1906-1945) - Find A Grave... Cremation. Joseph Hassall BIRTH : 31 Dec 1906 DEATH : 10 Jul 1945 (aged 38) BURIAL : Lodge Hill Cemetery and Crematorium Birmingham, Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England PLOT Right hand room of chapel Kyle
