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14 July 1943 – 53 OTU, RAF Kirton in Lindsey – Supermarine Spitfire IA – X4818 – S/L Allan Everitt Johnson RAF – Training Flight

Approximate location – Farmland at Goole Fields just outside the town of Goole

On 14th July 1943 at least two Spitfires belonging to 53 OTU were carrying out an air to air gunnery practice over the Humber area. The lead aircraft was being flown by Allan Johnson and a trainee pilot was flying the following aircraft. The trainee accidentally released the safety catch and  badly damaged the lead Spitfire resulting in Johnson having to bale out. The aircraft crashed on farmland at Goole Fields just outside the town of Goole. Johnson’s body was recovered from the Dutch River in Old Goole a few days later by local policemen. Some items from the wrecked aircraft were salvaged in the 80/90s but were later stolen.

Many thanks to Peter Wilson for his comments and revisions to the original page.

Peter has produced an excellent Youtube video about this research into this incident which can be viewed at the link below:-

Friendly Fire - X4818

53 OTU Allan E Johnson

Acting S/L Allan Everitt Johnson RAF - Pilot - 22 - 53 OTU - Son of Albert and Eva Johnson; husband of Leonora Johnson of Kenton, Middlesex - Kirton-in-Lindsey Cemetery, Lincolnshire.

There is an excellent page about Allan Johnson on the Battle of Britain website here.

53 OTU Allan E Johnson Grave

Compiled by David Fell with thanks to the Battle of Britain Memorial website for permission to use their photo of Allan Johnson. Other photos from my archive. My thanks to Peter Wilson for his valuable input

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