Service Details
Name:
 McGLASHAN
Given Name:
 JOHN FERGUSON
Initials:
 J F
Service No:
 21589
Trade:
 Pilot
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit 2:
 seconded as Pilot Offr. to 113 Sqdn. Royal Air Force
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Date of Death:
 1942-06-05
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Age:
 21
Cause of Death:
 Died of injuries, received 1st June, collided with Wellington BB510 of 215 Squadron at Dum Dum upon landing after aborting a raid and returning due to engine problems. The bombed up aircraft caught fire and soon after exploded destroying both aircraft.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. McGlashan, of Seymour, Cape Province, South Africa.
Commemoration
Country:
 India
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Cemetery:
 CALCUTTA (BHOWANIPORE) CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Plot O. Row G. Grave 54.

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