Thunder & Lightnings

Test Flying Memorial

"...and everywhere the
blue sky belongs to them
and is their appointed rest
and their native country"
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge



Date21/07/1941
CasualtiesMr D.R. McCartney, Rolls-Royce TP
AircraftHawker Hurricane Mk II Z2316
Took off fromHucknall, Notts
Purpose of flightEngine test flight to obtain data on modified connecting-rod bearings with negative-g carburettor programme
Incident locationRAF Tern Hill, Salop
Incident detailsStalled on approach


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