Son of Robert J. Hay and Loretta Hay, of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada; Husband of Edith M. Hay, of Chatham.
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From Bomber County Aviation Resource
Their aircraft crashed and caught fire 3 miles west of Grimsthorpe at 1249hrs after failing to recover from steep dive from 8000 feet during an air-test sortie.
WO 1 James Anderson Clark , F/Sgt Walter Henry Pickering , Sgt Ronald Alfred Kinnee , P/O John Arthur Hay, F/Sgt Edmund Murray Harney , Sgt George Watson Wilson (ground staff mechanic) , LAC Walter Robert Albert Jahnke (ground staff) , LAC Edward Douglas Lawley (ground staff, on leave when killed) and LAC Leo Owen Luten (ground staff, on leave when killed) all perished in this incident.
From the book :- They Shall Grow not Old, page 311
John Arthur Hay P/O (WAG) J15286. From Chatham, New Brunswick. Killed Sep 15/42 age 25 #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita) Wellington Aircraft # X 3796 was on a two hour oil consumption test when it suddenly went into a 45 degree dive and then crashed at Thursby, nine miles east of Stamford, Lancashire , England.
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From Bomber County Aviation Resource
Their aircraft crashed and caught fire 3 miles west of Grimsthorpe at 1249hrs after failing to recover from steep dive from 8000 feet during an air-test sortie.
WO 1 James Anderson Clark , F/Sgt Walter Henry Pickering , Sgt Ronald Alfred Kinnee , P/O John Arthur Hay, F/Sgt Edmund Murray Harney , Sgt George Watson Wilson (ground staff mechanic) , LAC Walter Robert Albert Jahnke (ground staff) , LAC Edward Douglas Lawley (ground staff, on leave when killed) and LAC Leo Owen Luten (ground staff, on leave when killed) all perished in this incident.
From the book :- They Shall Grow not Old, page 311
John Arthur Hay P/O (WAG) J15286. From Chatham, New Brunswick. Killed Sep 15/42 age 25 #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita) Wellington Aircraft # X 3796 was on a two hour oil consumption test when it suddenly went into a 45 degree dive and then crashed at Thursby, nine miles east of Stamford, Lancashire , England.
Son of Robert J. Hay and Loretta Hay, of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada; Husband of Edith M. Hay, of Chatham.
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From Bomber County Aviation Resource
Their aircraft crashed and caught fire 3 miles west of Grimsthorpe at 1249hrs after failing to recover from steep dive from 8000 feet during an air-test sortie.
WO 1 James Anderson Clark , F/Sgt Walter Henry Pickering , Sgt Ronald Alfred Kinnee , P/O John Arthur Hay, F/Sgt Edmund Murray Harney , Sgt George Watson Wilson (ground staff mechanic) , LAC Walter Robert Albert Jahnke (ground staff) , LAC Edward Douglas Lawley (ground staff, on leave when killed) and LAC Leo Owen Luten (ground staff, on leave when killed) all perished in this incident.
From the book :- They Shall Grow not Old, page 311
John Arthur Hay P/O (WAG) J15286. From Chatham, New Brunswick. Killed Sep 15/42 age 25 #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita) Wellington Aircraft # X 3796 was on a two hour oil consumption test when it suddenly went into a 45 degree dive and then crashed at Thursby, nine miles east of Stamford, Lancashire , England.
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From Bomber County Aviation Resource
Their aircraft crashed and caught fire 3 miles west of Grimsthorpe at 1249hrs after failing to recover from steep dive from 8000 feet during an air-test sortie.
WO 1 James Anderson Clark , F/Sgt Walter Henry Pickering , Sgt Ronald Alfred Kinnee , P/O John Arthur Hay, F/Sgt Edmund Murray Harney , Sgt George Watson Wilson (ground staff mechanic) , LAC Walter Robert Albert Jahnke (ground staff) , LAC Edward Douglas Lawley (ground staff, on leave when killed) and LAC Leo Owen Luten (ground staff, on leave when killed) all perished in this incident.
From the book :- They Shall Grow not Old, page 311
John Arthur Hay P/O (WAG) J15286. From Chatham, New Brunswick. Killed Sep 15/42 age 25 #419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita) Wellington Aircraft # X 3796 was on a two hour oil consumption test when it suddenly went into a 45 degree dive and then crashed at Thursby, nine miles east of Stamford, Lancashire , England.
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Pilot Officer J. A. Hay Wireless operator/ Air gunner Royal Canadian Air Force, 15th September 1942, age 25
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Compt. 15. Grave 5.
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