CROSBY, Edgar Hubert
| Service Number: | 437118 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 November 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 31 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Kadina, South Australia, 11 July 1923 |
| Home Town: | Grange, City of Charles Sturt / Henley and Grange, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Leaving Certificate |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural , Morshead Home for Veterans Australian Capital Territory , 25 July 2014, aged 91 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 2 Service
| 7 Nov 1942: | Involvement Flying Officer, 437118, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots | |
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| 7 Nov 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 437118 | |
| 7 Nov 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 28 Dec 1943: | Wounded Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 437118, No. 5 Operational Training Unit Forest Hill, Injured in a crash landing on a training flight | |
| 29 Apr 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 437118, No. 31 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45 | |
| 15 Dec 1945: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, No. 31 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 19 Feb 1946: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Graham Padget
Flying Officer Edgar Hubert Crosby was the son of Spence Du Rieu Crosby and Ruby May (née Brown).
Beaufort A9-451 was on the last leg of a low level cross country exercise when it crashed about 20 miles west of Deniliquin BSW at 1020 hours on 28 December 1943.
There were two crew members. Sergeant Edgar Crosby (Navigator) who was injured in the crash was sending a wireless telegraph message at the time of the accident. He stated that he felt a slight bump and on looking up the aircraft appeared to be at apparently 150 feet. The nose then appeared to go down and the aircraft struck the ground with the starboard main plane and nose. By this time Crosby had moved out of his seat and made his way to the rear hatch which he kicked open and freed himself. The aircraft was burning furiously - Sgt Crosby was the sole survivor.
(extracted and edited from various WW2 RAAF records)
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