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JOHNS, Robert Henry
Service number 428024
Sergeant
Born 27 Jul 1924
Port Pirie RAAF K9380 and L5654 Crash Site Back to Search
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| Location | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists - South Australia, Australia |
| Type | raaf_accident_site |
| Description | On Friday 27th August 1943 at 14300 hours, two Fairey Battles K9380 and L5654 from No2 Bombing and Gunnery School collided in mid-air 10 miles west of Port Pirie. Crew: K9380:
Crew: L5654:
REPORTS: Official: Summary: During gunnery exercise, the aircraft collided in mid-air. The crews were killed instantly, cause of the crash unknown.
BURIALS/CREMATIONS
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| Built | Not yet discovered |
| Opened | Not yet discovered |
| Inscription | Port Pirie General Cemetery: RAAF Crest 432548 LDG. AIRCRAFTMAN G. D, GARDINER ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE 27TH AUGUST 1943 AGE 18 … HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE RAAF Crest 419616 LDG.AIRCRAFTMAN L. GRANT ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE 27TH AUGUST 1943 AGE 19 … MAY HIS DEAR SOUL REST IN PEACE RAAF Crest 4325O6 LDG. AIRCRAFTMAN R. D. GRIFFITH ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE 27TH AUGUST 1943 AGE 18 … HE DIED AS HE LIVED - NOBLY SADLY MISSED BY MUM AND DOREEN AND JUDITH RAAF Crest 428024 SERGEANT R. H. JOHNS ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE 27TH AUGUST 1943 AGE 19 … "AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN" RAAF Crest 423173 SERGEANT G. N. NINNESS ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE 27TH AUGUST 1943 AGE 19 … EVER READY TO SERVE HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE RAAF Crest 122157 AIRCRAFTMAN 1 C. A. VENABLES ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE 27TH AUGUST 1943 AGE 18 … HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE TOO DEARLY LOVED TO BE FORGOTTEN |
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