Donovan, Jack Patrick
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Jack Patrick |
Surname | Donovan |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-04-1953 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Gloster Meteor T7 |
Serial Number | WG972 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bassingbourn Cemetery, Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire |
Grave Reference | II 10 |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1892404 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 231 OCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Date of birth 6 March 1925 |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-04-1953 |
End Date | 07-04-1953 |
Takeoff Station | Bassingbourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Training- this was the Pilot's first night solo sortie on type. |
Reason for Loss | While on the final approach, the pilot initiated an overshoot and radioed that he had lost control of the aircraft moments before it crashed at Field Barn, Orwell. The subsequent board of inquiry attributed the cause of the accident to loss of control, due to the pilot attempting to overshoot with the airbrakes extended, which caused the aircraft's airspeed to fall below critical stalling speed. |