ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145129
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 August 1942 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 2 AOS RAAF |
| Registration: | AW678 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Reedy Creek, 19 Km SE of Kingston, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Mount Gambier |
Ex-RAF Anson Mk.1 AW678. To RAAF at 2 Aircraft Park 10.10.41. To 2 AOS 9.2.42. Crashed - cause unknown - at Reedy Creek, 19 Km SE of Kingston, South Australia, 11.8.42. The aircraft was totally wrecked and immediately caught fire. All five crew killed:
The five airmen killed were
23964 Sgt. William Nathaniel Higham Flemming, Aged 20 of Alderney, Queensland
405197 Sgt. John Edward Moorhouse Aged 27 of Bundaberg, Queensland.
410476 L/Ac. Charles Thomas Fletcher Aged 28 of Warburton, Victoria
410473 L/Ac. William Ross Bremner Fenton Aged 20 of Mitcham, Victoria
416804 Sgt. Malcolm Albert Thiele Aged 20 of Mount Torrens, South Australia
This was the third fatal aircraft accident involving an aircraft from 2 AOS. The local RSL has erected a memorial at the spot in 2007. It can be found on the Kingston to Millicent Road at Reedy Creek
NOTE: Apparently there are two Kingstons in South Australia. This is the one on the coast about 130 kms north west of Mt. Gambier.
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a4.shtml
https://www.ozatwar.com//ozcrashes/sa13.htm
https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC2V5G6_the-reedy-creek-tragedy?guid=144bb6e1-013c-4868-a62d-e55ca6f51e32
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2012 13:22 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-Dec-2018 22:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-May-2023 11:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Narrative, Operator]] |
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