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Albert Keith Hancock

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Sydney Alfred and Ruby Elsie Hancock, of Hamilton.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

During an aerobatic display at Carter’s Beach, Westport, he failed to recover from a stall turn from around 1200 ft and crashed. His passenger, a school teacher, survived with injuries.  Albert had 1428 hrs solo experience on  Tiger Moth aircraft.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Volume 2, Page 152]

 

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Casualty

Service Number: 
415188
Name:
Albert Keith Hancock
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:
16 October 1943
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
30
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Hamilton East Public Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
Public Area F2, Row F, Grave 1.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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