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| Date: | Friday 13 February 1942 |
| Time: | 13:20 |
| Type: |  Bell Airacobra Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 601 (County of London) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AH602 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | River Ouse, close to RAF Acaster Malbis -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Acaster Malbis |
| RAF Acaster Malbis |
Control lost during aerobatics practice.
Stalled and spun vertically into the floodwaters of the River Ouse, close to the boundary of the airfield.
Pilot:
P/O (101020) Angus John McDONNELL RAFVR - killed
R.I.P.
Sources:
CWGC
RAF Casualties-1942
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york42/ah602.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2013 09:46 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Jan-2014 21:46 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Mar-2014 00:42 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Oct-2014 15:00 | Anthony COX | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Oct-2014 09:21 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jun-2015 17:01 | Angel dick one | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jan-2018 08:26 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Aug-2018 02:22 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jul-2022 01:02 | angels one five | Updated [Phase, ] |
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