2 0 ▁also ▁failed ▁to ▁spot ▁the ▁aircraft ; ▁by ▁then ▁it ▁was ▁dark ▁and ▁H ess ▁had ▁dropped ▁to ▁an ▁extremely ▁low ▁alt itude , ▁so ▁low ▁that ▁the ▁volunte er ▁on ▁duty ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ob server ▁Corps ▁( RO C ) ▁station ▁at ▁Ch at ton ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁correctly ▁identify ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁B f ▁ 1 1 0 , ▁and ▁reported ▁its ▁alt itude ▁as ▁. ▁Track ed ▁by ▁additional ▁RO C ▁posts , ▁H ess ▁continued ▁his ▁flight ▁into ▁Scotland ▁at ▁high ▁speed ▁and ▁low ▁alt itude , ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁spot ▁his ▁destination , ▁D ung avel ▁House , ▁so ▁he ▁head ed ▁for ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁to ▁orient ▁himself ▁and ▁then ▁turned ▁back ▁in land . ▁At ▁ 2 2 : 3 5 ▁a ▁B oul ton ▁Paul ▁Def i ant ▁sent ▁from ▁No . ▁ 1 4 1 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁based ▁at ▁A yr ▁began ▁purs uit . ▁H ess ▁was ▁nearly ▁out ▁of ▁fuel , ▁so ▁he ▁clim bed ▁to ▁ ▁and ▁par ach uted ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁plane ▁at ▁ 2 3 : 0 6 . ▁He ▁injured ▁his ▁foot , ▁either ▁while ▁exit ing ▁the ▁aircraft ▁or ▁when ▁he ▁hit ▁the ▁ground . ▁The ▁aircraft ▁crash ed ▁at ▁ 2 3 : 0 9 , ▁about ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁D ung avel ▁House . ▁He ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁closer ▁to ▁his ▁destination ▁had ▁he ▁not ▁had ▁trouble ▁exit ing ▁the ▁aircraft . ▁H ess ▁considered ▁this ▁achiev ement ▁to