An RAF Meteor crashed into a goods train near Fangfoss Railway station in 1952, at that time Alan Smyllie was an RAF photographer stationed at RAF Full Sutton and attended the crash site to record the incident.

The crash was on the 26th Feb. 1952, a Meteor-WF831 T7 from Full Sutton undershot an asymmetric approach and collided with a goods train when it ran onto a railway track, goods train was carrying cow hides, pig iron and sprats at the time fortunately the aircraft smashed into the waggon full of sprats at the time and both crew members escaped, sadly the instructor Flight Lieutenant Howell William Thomas ENOCH DC (age 30) died and in another crash in the Wilberfoss area on the 16th. April 1952 along with Pilot Officer David Arthur JOYCE (age 19) a Student Pilot, and both are buried at the church in Fangfoss.

Alan attended the unveiling of the military cross in the church grounds  at Barmby Moor later in the year of 1952, he does not remember the date, but as you can see from the photograph the trees are in full leaf. The officer pulling the cord was Group Captain J. H. Hill, Station Commander, RAF station, Full Sutton.

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