LYNCH, Allan Spencer
| Service Number: | 420751 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 November 1941, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 32 Operational Training Unit (RCAF Patricia Bay) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 24 August 1919 |
| Home Town: | Bexley, Rockdale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Accidental (training air crash), Canada, 14 June 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lost Airmen of the Empire, Patricia Bay, Canada, Ottawa Memorial, Ontario, Canada |
World War 2 Service
| 9 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2, SN 420751, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 14 Jun 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, SN 420751, 32 Operational Training Unit (RCAF Patricia Bay), Empire Air Training Scheme |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Hampden AJ992 crashed into the sea in bad weather about 20km West of Cape Flattery, Washington, USA - (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;
421626 Sgt. Elton Roy RITCHIE (/explore/people/644963) - RAAF of Homebush, New South Wales
126996 F/O George Cospatrick DOUGLAS-HOME (www.coldstreamhistorysociety.co.uk) - RAF of Coldstream, Scotland
151391 P/O Charles SUGDEN - RAF of Bradford, Yorkshire
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