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COLLINS, Alan Ronald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 439746 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 July 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Bowral, New South Wales, Australia, 28 July 1925 |
| Home Town: | Bowral, Wingecarribee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Narromine, New South Wales, Australia, 20 September 1944, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Narromine War Cemetery A B 5, Narromine War Cemetery, Narromine, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Narromine-Based Airmen Killed in Air Crashes 1940-45 Memorial Plaque |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 439746 | |
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| 31 Jul 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 439746 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Collins 439746 and Flight Lieutenant Walton 16671 from 8OTU were killed when Wirraway aircraft A20-120 and A20-526 collided in mid-air approximately 10 miles south of Narromine in NSW
The other crewman in A20-526 survived the incident - Flying Officer Rupert Henry William Gregory 401944 and there was no passenger in the other aircraft
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