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Service number 407163
Sergeant
Born 23 May 1915
Service number 402680
Pilot Officer
No. 6 Service Flying Training School Mallala
Royal Australian Air Force
Born Feb 1917
Location | Mallala, South Australia, Australia |
Type | raaf_accident_site |
Description | RAAF WW2 Crash Site. 1.5 miles South of Mallala.
DESCRIPTION: On Tuesday 14th October 1941 at 0830 hours, two Avro Ansons from 6 Service Flying Training School, Mallala, W2254 and W2257; collided in mid-air whilst performing flying training. Crew: W2254:
Crew: W2257:
REPORTS: Official: Summary: While performing a normal training programme Ansons W2254 and W2257 collided in mid-air and crashed, killing all occupants. Cause of crash: Unknown Eyewitness: None reported BURIALS/CREMATIONS:
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Built | Not yet discovered |
Opened | Not yet discovered |
Inscription | Centennial Park War Cemetery: 1939 – 1945 THE SERVICEMEN WHO ARE HONOURED HERE DIED IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. THEIR REMAINS WERE CREMATED AND THE ASHES SCATTERED OR REST IN PLACES WHERE FULL COMMEMORATION COULD NOT BE GIVEN. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE PILOT OFFICERS 402680 SOMERVILLE C.E. Port Adelaide and Suburban Cemetery (Cheltenham) Headstone: In Loving Memory Of LAC JOHN GORDON MASLEN DIED AT MALLALA 14th OCT. 1941 RESULT OF ACCIDENT AGED 20 YEARS "Duty Nobly Done" Plaque: RAAF Crest 416356 LDG. AIRCRAFTMAN J. G. MASLEN ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE 14TH OCTOBER 1941 AGE 20 … GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE Tumby Bay Cemetery: RAAF Crest 407163 SERGEANT I. B. BLACKER ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE 14TH OCTOBER 1941 AGE 26 … HONOUR HIS KING AND COUNTRY |
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Showing 2 people of interest from memorial
Service number 407163
Sergeant
Born 23 May 1915
Service number 402680
Pilot Officer
No. 6 Service Flying Training School Mallala
Royal Australian Air Force
Born Feb 1917