Roy Alexander WAGNER

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WAGNER, Roy Alexander

Service Number:	432458
Enlisted:	29 December 1942
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	No. 30 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 3 September 1922
Home Town:	Croydon, Ashfield, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Flying Battle, New Guinea, 23 July 1944, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Sergeant, 432458
29 Dec 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 432458, No. 30 Squadron (RAAF)

Death of Roy Alexander Wagner

At 10:00 on 23 July 1944, Beaufighter A19-173 together with five other aircraft took-off from Tadji Airfield, West Sepik Provence PNG, detailed to strafe the Buna area.

The A19-173 swung during take-off, and it appeared that the Pilot decided the only way to overcome the swing was to become airborne. The aircraft struck the aerial of the duty tower, but in the manoeuvre of missing the tower itself, the aircraft stalled and crashed, bursting into flames on impact and both the crew members were killed.

The crew members of A19-173 were:

Pilot Officer Jack Hutcheson (418531) (Pilot)
Sergeant Roy Alexander Wagner (432458) (Navigator Wireless)

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