Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort VII into the Pacific Ocean: 6 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 2, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
A9-126
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wagga Wagga - Nowra - Moruya - Mallacoota - Wagga Wagga
MSN:
126
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew departed Wagga Wagga Airport (Forest Hill) on a navigational and strip landing exercise. A first stop was performed at Nowra Airport then the crew was supposed to continue to Mallacoota via Moruya before returning to base at Wagga Wagga. The airplane departed Nowra at 0801LT for Mallacoota. It was seen passing over Moruya at about 0830LT, flying at a height of about 50 feet in an easterly direction. It was due to arrive at Mallacoota at about 0900LT but failed to arrive at destination. It is believed that the airplane crashed into the Pacific Ocean somewhere between Moruya and Mallacoota. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt William Beauchamp Cameron, instructor,
F/Sgt Milton Kenneth Simpson, pilot,
P/O Stanley Edward Carey, observer,
F/Sgt Laurence Harry Hellewell, fitter armourer,
Sgt Donald James Davies, wireless operator,
Lac Charles William John Young, mechanic.
Crew:
F/Sgt William Beauchamp Cameron, instructor,
F/Sgt Milton Kenneth Simpson, pilot,
P/O Stanley Edward Carey, observer,
F/Sgt Laurence Harry Hellewell, fitter armourer,
Sgt Donald James Davies, wireless operator,
Lac Charles William John Young, mechanic.
