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| Date: | Sunday 9 April 1944 |
| Time: | 17:55 |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter VI |
| Owner/operator: | 9 (C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | T5349 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 miles south west of RAF Crosby-on-Eden, Cumbria -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Crosby-on-Eden, Cumbria |
Pilot was on a solo training mission doing circuits and landings. While overshooting the runway at an altitude of 100 feet AGL, the port engine coughed a few times and lost power. Now in a descent at low speed, the pilot opted for a crash landing in a field. The impact rendered him unconscious for a few minutes. When he came to the port engine and wing were ablaze.
Pilot: J/23397 F/O William Nathan Cosman DFC (RCAF)
Sources:
The National Archives UK
Archives Canada
RCAF losses 1944
F/O Cosman's personnel file from Ancestry.ca
Veterans Affairs Canada Vistual War Memorial
Royal Canadian Air Force Association Awards Database
https://aircrewremembered.com/ParadieArchiveDatabase/?q=23397&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/search-awards/?search=j23397&searchfield=servicenumber&type=all
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1085027
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-May-2025 06:42 | tachel | Added |
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