ˌɔn nˈaɪn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː hɪz wˈɛlɪŋtən bˈɑːmɚ plˈeɪn dɪvˈɛləpt ɐn ˈɛndʒɪn fˈeɪlɪɹ nˌɪɹ ðɪ ˈɛnd əvə tɹˈeɪnɪŋ flˈaɪt, ðə pˈaɪlət lˈɔst kəntɹˈoʊl ænd ɪt kɹˈæʃt nˌɪɹ tə nˈuːɚkˌɔntɹˈɛnt ɪn nˈɑːɾɪŋˌæmʃɚ, kˈɪlɪŋ ˈɔːl ðə kɹˈuː ðˈʌs ˈɛndɪŋ æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv θˈɜːɾi tˈuː wʌt wʌz bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst sˈɛnsᵻtˌɪv ænd kˌɑːnsɪˈɛnʃəs ɑːɹtˈɪstɪk kɚɹˈɪɹz.
On 9 August 1943 his Wellington bomber plane developed an engine failure near the end of a training flight, the pilot lost control and it crashed near to Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire, killing all the crew – thus ending at the age of 32 what was becoming one of the most sensitive and conscientious artistic careers.