BLIGHT, Norman Charles Philip
| Service Number: | 366 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Queensland, Australia, 7 December 1907 |
| Home Town: | Whyalla (Formerly Hummock's Hill), Whyalla, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Flying Inspector |
| Died: | Aircraft accident, Parkes, New South Wales, Australia, 15 June 1942, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium Wall 3. Sec. 3. Niche 195., Mount Thompson Crematorium, Holland Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Whyalla BHP Employees War Memorial, Whyalla Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 15 Jun 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 366, Last Unit 2 Wireless & Gunnery School, Parkes, NSW | |
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| Date unknown: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 366 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
RAAF Dakota aircraft A30-7 of Number 2 Wireless and Gunnery School crashed a quarter mile from the north boundary of Parkes aerodrome (incident covered in book “Allied Air Transport Operations South West Pacific Area in WWII - Volume 1” by Robert H. Kelly)
Two members of the crew died in the crash with another two succumbing to their injuries over the following days:
Flight Lieutenant Norman Charles Philip Blight (2nd pilot) 366 (died 15/6)
Sergeant William Charles Arthur 61516 (died 15/6)
Flying Officer Harold Robert Irving Cox 689 (died 16/6)
Pilot Officer Cyril Richard Neil Lewis 3889 (1st pilot) (died 20/6)
Biography
Norman Charles Philip BLIGHT was born on 7th December, 1907 in Queensland
His parents were Frederick Thomas BLIGHT and Elizabeth Charlotte BAGNALL - he was the foster son of Mrs. M.S. Bryant of Kedron
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2 Wireless & Gunnery School at Parkes New South Wales
Plane was Douglas DC2 A30-7, crashed while taking of on a training flight 1/4 mile from Parkes
Rank - Flight Lieutenant
Also served with the 42nd Battalion between 1924-1927
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and the United Service Club Roll of Honour
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