He crash - landed the plane on the beach at Sandwood , and managed to escape uninjured .
On 30 September 1941 , Sergeant Michael Kilburn from 124 Squadron at RAF Castletown was flying a Spitfire south west of Cape Wrath when the engine failed .
Michael Kilburn crash - landed the plane on the beach at Sandwood , and managed to escape uninjured .
On 30 September 1941 , Sergeant Michael Kilburn from 124 Squadron at RAF Castletown was flying a Spitfire south west of Cape Wrath when the engine failed .