Spitfire X4326 Mk Ia - Operational - 1943-05-16 to 1943-05-16
Squadron: 8 (OT) OTU (RAF)
Start Date: 1943-05-16
Completion Date: 1943-05-16
Mission: Operational
Operation: unspecified
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Base: RAF Fraserburgh
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Crash City: Scotland
Crash Specifics: flew into a hill at Auchintee Farm, one mile from Fort William
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Crash Reason: weather
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8 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit, RAF Fraserburgh. Flying Officer J D McDonell (RCAF) was killed when his Spitfire aircraft X 4326 flew into a hill at Auchintee Farm, one mile from Fort William, Scotland during a cross-country training flight in poor weather conditions

A memorial to Flying Officer McDonell was erected near the crash site at the base of Ben, Nevis, the highest mountain in Scotland

unvetted Source Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database

unvetted Source Aviation Safety Network

unvetted Source Spitfire pilots and aircraft database - Spitfire X4326

unvetted Source Remembered at Glen Nevis I At the base of Ben Nevis at Glen I Flickr

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