▁to ▁comple ting ▁his ▁training ▁as ▁a ▁navig ator ▁with ▁No ▁ 2 8 ▁Oper ational ▁Training ▁Unit ▁at ▁R AF ▁Castle ▁Don ington . ▁His ▁V ick ers ▁Well ington ▁bom ber ▁took ▁off ▁at ▁ 2 3 : 1 9 ▁on ▁a ▁training ▁flight , ▁but ▁within ▁a ▁minute ▁the ▁f laps ▁dropped ▁down ▁fully ▁at ▁an ▁alt itude ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 ▁feet ▁( 6 0 ▁Met res ) ▁causing ▁the ▁nose ▁to ▁pitch ▁up ▁and ▁the ▁aircraft ▁then ▁st alled ▁and ▁crash ed . ▁He ▁escaped ▁from ▁the ▁bla zing ▁aircraft ▁without ▁injury ▁but ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁wireless ▁operator . ▁He ▁suffered ▁severe ▁burn s ▁to ▁his ▁face ▁and ▁hands ▁exit ing ▁the ▁burning ▁aircraft ▁through ▁the ▁ast rod ome ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁fus el age ▁and ▁the ▁air man ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁rescue ▁did ▁not ▁surv ive . ▁▁▁ ▁Fox ley ▁was ▁put ▁under ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁Cons ult ant ▁Pl astic ▁Sur geon ▁Sir ▁Arch ib ald ▁Mc Ind oe ▁at ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁Hospital , ▁East ▁Gr inst ead ▁where ▁he ▁under w ent ▁ 2 9 ▁operations ▁to ▁his ▁face ▁and ▁hands . ▁These ▁In cluded ▁the ▁tub ed ▁ped icle ▁procedure ▁which ▁involved ▁cutting ▁a ▁f lap ▁of ▁skin ▁from ▁a ▁normally ▁hidden ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁body ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁th igh ▁and ▁then ▁se wing ▁its ▁long ▁edges ▁together ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁t ube . ▁The ▁other ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁t ube ▁was ▁attached ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁face ▁to ▁which