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BARROW, Richard Trathen
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | 421149 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Canadian Air Force Training Units |
| Born: | Junee, New South Wales, 23 July 1913 |
| Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Kogarah Public School and Sydney Technical High School |
| Occupation: | Clerk (NSW Maritime Services Board) |
| Died: | Accidental (training air crash), Cowichan Head, British Columbia, Canada, 13 April 1943, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lost Airmen of the Empire, Patricia Bay, Canada |
Biography contributed by John Edwards
Hampden AN121 lost control and hit sea off Cowichan Head - (Information sourced by Doug Rollins)
"...the Hampden Bomber had a known design flaw - the twin rudders were too small and if the pilot tried to bank at slow speed it would “yaw”, slide sideways and often not recover..." - Peter Brand
Other Crew members who perished in that accident;
135517 P/O James Smith PETERKIN - RAF of Wigan, Lancashire
R/139766 Sgt. Donald Duncan MacGILLIVRAY - RCAF of Silver Park, Saskatchewan
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