Service Details
Name:
 McCOWAN
Given Name:
 JOHN ALEXANDER
Initials:
 J A
Service No:
 778774
Trade:
 Pilot
Rank:
 Warrant Officer
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Regiment:
 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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Unit:
 27 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1945-02-14
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Date of Birth:
 1923-02-07
Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Beaufighter X NV253, struck the ground during the breakaway from firing on Random RP Range. Beaufighter cartwheeled to destruction
Additional
Information:
Born Stroud Green, London. RAF Number: Enlistments in Rhodesia
Commemoration
Country:
 India
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Cemetery:
 RANCHI WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 2. A. 3.

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