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Archive Report: Allied Forces

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06.11.1941 No. 148 Squadron Wellington II Z8365 BS-H P/O. McMaster

Operation: Acceptance Test

Date: 6th November 1941

Unit: No. 148 Squadron

Type: Wellington II

Serial: Z8365

Coded: BS-H

Location: Kabrit, Egypt

Pilot: P/O. Hugh McMaster AUS/404110 RAAF Age 25. Killed

Pilot 2: Sgt. Donald Ferguson Muir 980442 RAFVR Age 26. Killed

Ground Crew: Ac1st Class Herbert Albert Penfold 1262626 RAFVR Age 20. Killed

Ground Crew: Lac. William Ernest Clark 16876 RAAF Age 27. Killed

REASON FOR LOSS:

Took off on an acceptance test and stalled on approach. The port engine was feathered but the pilot turned to port.

The aircraft then rapidly lost height, crashed and burst into flames. The two pilots on board were killed and also two ground crew.

Left: Grave marker for P/O. McMaster and above Fayid War cemetery

Burial Details:

P/O. Hugh McMaster. Fayid War Cemetery 1.E.5. Son of Hugh and Lilly Alexandre, husband of Audrey Eileen Patricia of Hamilton, Queensland.

Sgt. Donald Ferguson Muir. Fayid War Cemetery 1.E.9. Son of Bruce and Agnes Mabel of Gisborne, Auckland, New Zealand.

Ac.1st Class Herbert Albert Penfold. Fayid War Cemetery 1.E.11. Son of Arthur Frederick and Ethel Maud of Hornchurch, Essex, England.

L.a.c. William Ernest Clark. Fayid War Cemetery 1.E.7. Son of Edgar and Mary, husband of Doreen Mary of Subiaco, Western Australia.


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Acknowledgements
Sources used by us in compiling Archive Reports include: Bill Chorley - 'Bomber Command Losses Vols. 1-9, plus ongoing revisions', Dr. Theo E.W. Boiten and Mr. Roderick J. Mackenzie - 'Nightfighter War Diaries Vols. 1 and 2', Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt - 'Bomber Command War Diaries', Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Tom Kracker - Kracker Luftwaffe Archives, Michel Beckers, Major Fred Paradie (RCAF) and MWO François Dutil (RCAF) - Paradie Archive (on this site), Jean Schadskaje, Major Jack O'Connor USAF (Retd.), Robert Gretzyngier, Wojtek Matusiak, Waldemar Wójcik and Józef Zieliński - 'Ku Czci Połeglyçh Lotnikow 1939-1945', Archiwum - Polish Air Force Archive (on this site), Anna Krzystek, Tadeusz Krzystek - 'Polskie Siły Powietrzne w Wielkiej Brytanii', Franek Grabowski, Norman L.R. Franks 'Fighter Command Losses', Stan D. Bishop, John A. Hey MBE, Gerrie Franken and Maco Cillessen - Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces, Vols 1-6, Dr. Theo E.W. Boiton - Nachtjagd Combat Archives, Vols 1-13. Aircrew Remembered Databases and our own archives. We are grateful for the support and encouragement of CWGC, UK Imperial War Museum, Australian War Memorial, Australian National Archives, New Zealand National Archives, UK National Archives and Fold3 and countless dedicated friends and researchers across the world.
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