Alexander Cruickshank

Flying Officer

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Alexander and Lizzie Cruickshank, of Opaki, Wairarapa.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

During formation flying practice, his Warhawk collided with another in the formation, as he increased speed to overtake. His aircraft fell, out of control, to the ground at Flock House, Bulls. The other pilot managed to retain control and return to the airfield at RNZAF Ohakea.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Volume 2, Page 272]

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Casualty

Service Number:

416461

Name:

Alexander Cruickshank

Rank:

Flying Officer

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Air Accident

Date of Death:

01 September 1944

Day of Death:

Friday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Masterton Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

5551

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand