John Paterson Cummins

Flight Sergeant

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of William Henry Cummins, and of Sarah Hepburn Cummins (nee Houlder), of Wellington City.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Flying an Anson in cloud at 1200 feet, near Mt Egmont, John Cummins unwittingly headed toward rising ground. The 2^nd Navigator, Maurice Haycock, more familiar with the area, attempted to take control, but the plane stalled as he attempted to turn and climb away and despite all attempts, eventually crashed into trees. The two pilots were killed, but their 2 passengers survived, wounded.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol.2, p.272]

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Casualty

Service Number:

405638

Name:

John Paterson Cummins

Rank:

Flight Sergeant

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:

04 September 1944

Day of Death:

Monday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Wellington (Karori) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

40. J/3. (S).

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand