VEITCH, Donald Andrew
| Service Number: | 404316 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Aircrew Training Units |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 21 August 1915 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Accident, Goodna, Queensland, Australia, 18 January 1941, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
South Brisbane Cemetery, Queensland Section 11A Grave 140C (GRM/4) |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Spring Hill Brisbane Grammar School WW2 Great Hall Honour Board |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 404316 | |
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| 16 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, Aircrew Training Units | |
| 16 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 404316 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of George Boddington Veitch and Grace Veitch of Petersham, NSW
Wirraway A20-162 of Number 3 Service Flying Training School (3SFTS) Amberley (Intermediate Training Squadron) spun and crashed into the ground 8 miles south of Goodna, near Ipswich, Queensland. The pilot had been engaged in a solo height test flight. The Wirraway was totally destroyed with wreckage scattered over a large area. Wirraway A20-162 had been damaged in an earlier accident at Central Flying School at Camden in New South Wales on 30 November 1940 when it attempted to land too high and then dropped suddenly, severely damaging the starboard wing and aileron. It was subsequently repaired and sent to 3SFTS at Amberley airfield on 16 December 1940.
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