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BAXTER, Allan William
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | 409372 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 August 1941, Enlisted in Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Operational Training Unit (RAAF) Nhill, Bairnsdale, East Sale |
| Born: | Ballarat, Ballarat North - Victoria, Australia, 17 November 1918 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aircraft accident, Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 27 August 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Burwood General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Church of England Plot, Section 5, Grave 407 (GRM/3), Burwood General Cemetery, Burwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bairnsdale Royal Australian Air Force Memorial |
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter and Jessie Florence Baxter of St. Kilda, Victoria
Plane was a Beaufort A9-85 and was flying in formation when it collided wit another plane while out for flying parctice. All crew of 4 were killed instantly. Allan was acting as an Observer at the time of the crash
Biography contributed by David Barlow
RAAF 1OTU Beaufort aircraft A9-85 collided in mid-air with A9-88 and crashed 5 miles northwest of Bairnsdale, Victoria. Beaufort A9-88 crash landed, all crew safe.
Crew of A9-85 - killed: SGT Alexander James Coto 408631 (pilot) / SGT Alan William Baxter 409372 (navigator) / SGT Keith Goodfellow 409301 (WAG) / SGT Edwin Raymond McMullen 409431 (WAG)