Squadron: 464 (B) Sqn (RAAF)
Start Date: 1944-01-23
Completion Date: 1944-01-23
Mission: Operational
Operation: unspecified
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Base: RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England
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Squadron Code: SB J
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Crash City: Hertfordshire, England
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Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: piloterror
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War Diary Unavailable
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464 Australia Squadron (Aequo Animo). Mosquito aircraft HJ 774 crashed one and one half miles south-east of Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England. Flying Officer Johnston had finished his tour of operations and took the aircraft up on a test flight. He made a pass at a U.S. Havoc aircraft, hit the slipstream and crashed. Killed were RCAF Flying Officer G.P. Johnston and RAF navigator Flying Officer W. Jenkinson.
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464 Australia Squadron (Aequo Animo). Mosquito aircraft HJ 774 crashed one and one half miles south-east of Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England. Flying Officer Johnston had finished his tour of operations and took the aircraft up on a test flight. He made a pass at a U.S. Havoc aircraft, hit the slipstream and crashed. Killed were RCAF Flying Officer G.P. Johnston and RAF navigator Flying Officer W. Jenkinson.
