ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 302830
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 August 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles Master Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 8 SFTS RAF |
| Registration: | N7625 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mains of Dillavaird, 10 miles West of Stonehaven, Kincardineshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Montrose, Forfarshire |
Miles Master Mk.1 N7625, 8 SFTS, RAF Montrose: Written off (destroyed) 14 August 1940 when tailplane broke off in a dive near Mains of Dillavaird, 10 miles West of Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland. Both crew were killed
Crew of Miles Master N7625:
Sergeant Terrence Patrick O'Rourke RAF VR (Pilot, Service Number 742804, aged 22) - killed on active service 14 August 1940, buried at Oscott College Cemetery, Brimingham
Sergeant John Landells Whale RAF VR (Pilot Service Number 742184, aged 21) - killed on active service 14 August 1940, buried at Eastwood New Cemetery, Glasgow
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/1391: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502757
2. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2714700/terence-patrick-o-rourke/
3. CWGC: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2452992/john-landells-whale/
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_in_IOM_Scotland_and_NI.pdf
5. http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/06841.php
6. https://www.postcode-info.co.uk/mains-of-dillavaird-info-51656.html
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