7th December 1942 Loss of Donald Burton McPhail

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Loss of Donald Burton McPhail

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On the 7th of December 1942, Royal Canadian Air Force pilot Donald Burton McPhail took off from RAF Fairwood Common for an anti-shipping mission against German Naval forces in Jersey's water. During the mission his Whirlwind P6987 was hit by heavy flak, causing it to crash into the sea. Donald Burton McPhail did not survive.

Warrant Officer Class I
DONALD BURTON MCPHAIL
Service Number R/67887
263 Squadron Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force

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