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Casualties of the A.T.A.

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Francis Joseph Bush

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Date of birth:

26/04/1904

Birth place:

Banbury, Oxfordshire

Date of death:

23/12/1941

Place of death:

Garlieston Bay, Scotland

Nationality:

Great Britain

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Certificate of Commendation


After a satisfactory test flight at Kinloss, F/O Bush set off on the 19th December 1940, in a Boston for Prestwick. After about 25 miles the starboard engine failed and F/O Bush feathered the airscrew. He then returned to Lossiemouth on the port engine, and landed there with flaps down and tricycle undercarriage down. In spite of the fact that the brakes were out of action, the landing was made without damage to the aircraft. He had never flown the type before and A.T.A. at the time could not provide handling notes.


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