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1943-10-19 Flying Officer - Survived | |
Eagle Mk. ll DP847 | 426 (B) Sqn (RCAF) |
Take-off: 14:40:00 | Target: |
426 Thunderbird Squadron (On Wings of Fire) RAF Linton-on-Ouse. F/O J MacKay (RCAF) and S/L (then F/Lt) TM Kneale (RCAF) were involved in the crash of a rare aircraft 1943-10-19 while stationed at Linton on Ouse. Returning from an air test of BA Eagle 2 DP847 the port undercarriage collapsed
S/L Kneale and F/O MacKay survived the crash but would both be killed in action 1943-12-16 on 426 Squadron Lancaster II aircraft DS 837 OW-Q that crashed in poor weather conditions returning from an operation to Berlin, Germany