Name: Duncan, John R.
Age: 26
District: Northwich (Volume & Page: 8a & 475)
Having take off from RAF Cranage in Cheshire, 96 RAF Squadron’s Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I #N3447 aircraft was on a military night flight when it collided in mid-air with another of 96 Squadron’s Defiant aircraft, #N3447; N3447 crashed near Whitegate, taking the lives of its two aircrew members. The aircrew of N3447 were uninjured in the collision.
The two airmen who perished were-
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Frederick Augustus ALLCROFT and
RAF Pilot Officer John Rodger DUNCAN.
Military Service:-
Rank: Pilot Officer
Trade: Pilot
Service No: 61964
Age: 26
Service: Royal Air Force
Division: 96 Squadron
Son of John Rodger Duncan and Mary E. Duncan; husband of Gwendoline Jean Duncan of Blackpool, England. [A.C.A.-- Associate of the Institute Of Chartered Accountants]
Name: Duncan, John R.
Age: 26
District: Northwich (Volume & Page: 8a & 475)
Having take off from RAF Cranage in Cheshire, 96 RAF Squadron’s Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I #N3447 aircraft was on a military night flight when it collided in mid-air with another of 96 Squadron’s Defiant aircraft, #N3447; N3447 crashed near Whitegate, taking the lives of its two aircrew members. The aircrew of N3447 were uninjured in the collision.
The two airmen who perished were-
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Frederick Augustus ALLCROFT and
RAF Pilot Officer John Rodger DUNCAN.
Military Service:-
Rank: Pilot Officer
Trade: Pilot
Service No: 61964
Age: 26
Service: Royal Air Force
Division: 96 Squadron
Son of John Rodger Duncan and Mary E. Duncan; husband of Gwendoline Jean Duncan of Blackpool, England. [A.C.A.-- Associate of the Institute Of Chartered Accountants]
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