 Cannon fire from the plane caused the dome on the top of the engine's boiler to burst, but no railway staff or passengers were hurt.Either by actual contact as he misjudged his dive, or in the sudden uprush of steam from the boiler, the pilot lost control of his plane and, as it crashed, he was flung out and drowned in a dyke.The engine was reboilered and returned to service on the New Romney branch early the following year.