During the accident, the SR.53 hit a landing light, rupturing its fuel tanks and burst into flames, Booth being killed in the fire.
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Born on 9 December 1919 near Huddersfield in Yorkshire, Booth joined the Royal Air Force in 1938 and in October 1939 he was sent to France with 59 Squadron as part of the British Expeditionary Force.
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