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FLGOFF John Paterson McDonell 400266

Squadron/s450 SQN
127 SQN RAF
Rank On Discharge/Death Flying Officer (FLGOFF)
Mustering / SpecialisationPilot
Date of Death27 Aug 1943
Contributing Author/sCompiled by Vince Conant
2017
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Rank: Flying Officer
Unit: No. 127 Squadron (RAF)
Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Conflict / Operation: Second World War, 1939-1945
Conflict eligibility date: Second World War, 1939-1947
Date of death: 27 August 1943
Place of death: Middle East
Cause of death: Flying Battle
Cemetery or memorial details: Khayat Beach War Cemetery, Haifa, Israel
Source: AWM148 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, Air Force



Khayat Beach War Cemetery, Haifa, Israel, where John is buried.

Learn more about the squadron/s in which John served.

450 SQN

450 Squadron, nicknamed the "Desert Harassers", was one of the most famous Royal Australian Air Force squadrons of the Second World War. Its nickname was derived from the taunts...

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127 SQN RAF

No 127 Squadron was formed in a day bomber role on the 1 January 1918, at Catterick, but before becoming operational it disbanded on the 4th of July 1918.

The squadron...

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