James Hylton Mead

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William Jesse Mead, and of Lily Mead (nee Collis), of Silverstream, Otago.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Two Sopwith Camels, both painted in camouflage collided over RNZAF Harewood, while “in the circuit”. Locked together, they crashed killing both pilots, Frank Goldsmith and James Mead. Following this incident, trainer aircraft were repainted in, the now familiar, yellow. [For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol.1 p.225]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
42782
Name:
James Hylton Mead
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:
25 July 1942
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
19
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
36. D/3. (S).
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
James Hylton Mead
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