Accident Miles Magister Mk I L8162, Saturday 4 April 1942
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Date:Saturday 4 April 1942
Time:16:00
Type:Miles Magister Mk I
Owner/operator:405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF
Registration: L8162
MSN: 652
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1 mile west of RAF Pocklington, North Yorkshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Pocklington, North Yorkshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Dived into ground during aerobatics.
Pilot S/L John Mccormack RCAF
Passenger (navigator) F/L William Fetherston RCAF

Sources:

Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999
http://aircrewremembered.com/mccormack-john.html
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york42/l8162.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Jul-2008 12:49 JINX Added
20-Jan-2012 12:31 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source]
06-Jun-2013 17:12 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport]
06-Jun-2013 17:14 Nepa Updated [Operator]
08-Aug-2013 21:21 JINX Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source]
24-May-2015 20:24 Route Updated [Operator]
07-Dec-2019 18:44 tachel Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
15-Feb-2021 20:14 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source]
15-May-2024 21:52 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator]

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