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BEST, John

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Handley Page Halifax II
Serial Number HX147
Markings
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery
Grave Reference Sec. B. Row H. Grave 20..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 130
Enlistment information
Service Number J/11043
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 6
Squadron 1666 HCU
Trade Pilot
Country of origin if different Canada
Last Operation information
Start Date 10-07-1944
End Date 11-07-1944
Takeoff Station Wombleton
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Training- night cross-country exercise
Reason for Loss Collided with a Wellington mid-air and crashed, bursting into flames on impact