ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150689
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| Date: | Thursday 15 June 1944 |
| Time: | 09:35 |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk IIc |
| Owner/operator: | 26 AACU RAF |
| Registration: | HW408 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles NW of RAF El-Firdan -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF El-Firdan |
This aircraft was being operated by No.26 Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Unit.
Air test of a new engine.
Soon after take-off from RAF Station El-Firdan in the Canal Zone a leak developed in the plane's engine cooling system and the pilot attempted to make a forced landing.
He was thought to have been blinded by a stream of leaking glycol and lost control of the aircraft, and it dived into the ground.
Sqn-Ldr John Grigor MacKenzie Grant, RNZAF, killed in a flying accident.
R.I.P.
John Grant is buried in the Moascar War Cemetery, near Ismailia, Egypt.
Sources:
RAFWEB Casualties-1944.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2012 00:45 | angels one five | Added |
| 15-Nov-2012 00:47 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2012 00:37 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2013 17:37 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-May-2015 12:10 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 10-Mar-2018 08:03 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2018 06:03 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 07-May-2020 04:56 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
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