ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193694
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 February 1941 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles Master Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 8 SFTS RAF |
| Registration: | N7640 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thornton, near Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Montrose, Forfarshire |
On 12 February 1941,LAC Frederick Mollison Cowie, a pilot under training of 27 Course, 8 SFTS RAF, was killed in a failed bailout while night flying in Master I N7640. He was the sole occupant of the aircraft. The abandoned aircraft crashed at Thornton, near Laurencekirk (now in Aberdeenshire, then in Kincardineshire).
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/5098: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16689196
2. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?2398-Unaccounted-airmen-12-2-1941
3. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2459670/frederick-mollison-cowie/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurencekirk
5. https://www.streetcheck.co.uk/postcode/ab301bz
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2017 10:55 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
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