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Date: | Thursday 9 September 1943 |
Time: | |
Type: | Avro Anson Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 73 Sqn RAAF |
Registration: | AW799 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Pigeon House Mountain, 10 miles west of Ulladulla, NSW -
Australia
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Ex-RAF Anson Mk.1 AW799. To RAAF at 2 Aircraft Park 28.11.41. To 1 AOS 31.1.42. To 73 Squadron (coded ‘99’) 26.12.42. Damaged in hangar during gale 4.8.43.
Written off when crashed in bad weather on south-east side of Pigeon House Mountain, 10 miles west of Ulladulla, NSW. 9.9.43. All three crew killed:
F/Sgt C.D Robertson (pilot)
F/Sgt K.A. Richards and
F/Sgt B.V. Higgins
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a4.shtml https://www.ozatwar.com//crashnsw.htm
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/vintage-and-warbirds/conversations/topics/1669
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
18-Apr-2012 13:30 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
15-Aug-2012 07:00 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |