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248918 P/O. James Corke Donald Royal Canadian Air Force 415 Squadron from:Barhead, Alberta, Canada (d.24th April 1943) James Donald was a Pilot Officer in the 415th Torpedo Bomber Squadron. James had been a bomber pilot and had completed the required number of sorties for a pilot in the war, but he requested transition to fighter planes to make the transition from the four-man crew of the Hampden bomber to the single pilot fighter, the Spitfire. He was instructing pilots in the Hampden when ironically he was involved in a tragic aerial accident with a Spitfire during a training flight. James was killed on 24th of April 1943 as a result of that accident, at the age of 21. He was buried in West Thorney St. Nicholas Churchyard. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.