BINGHAM, Clive Frederick
| Service Number: | 413515 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 September 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Bexley, NSW, 16 April 1920 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, Carnarvon, Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia, 30 September 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Geraldton War Cemetery, Western Australia Geraldton War Cemetery, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
BINGHAM.—September 30, 1942, killed in aircraft accident, Western Australia, 413515 Pilot-Officer Clive Frederick Bingham, R.A.A.F., dearly beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. Bingham, 28 Lloyd Street, Bexley, aged 22 years.
Avro Anson AX299 of 4 Service Flying Training School 4SFTS at RAAF Geraldton, crash landed at approximately 1430 hours W.A.S.T. on 30 September 1942 in a marsh at Cardabia Station, Point Maud in Western Australia at a location approximately 140 miles north of Carnarvon.
One crew member was killed and two survived the crash landing:-
Sergeant Douglas Dunn (411301) - Pilot - Cuts and abrasions
Pilot Officer Clive Frederick Bingham (413515) - Killed
Sergeant Edgar James Thomson (414101) - Slight haemorrhage
The mainplane of the Anson was smashed, the undercarriage was damaged and the engines were smashed
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