Avro Anson- Mokine, Western Australia
Posted by: blingg
S 31° 45.125 E 116° 33.686
50J E 458463 N 6486960
An air crash site east of Perth
Waymark Code: WMPN0M
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 09/24/2015
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On 9 October 1942, four Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) airmen, ( Flying-Officer L. V. Birt and Sergeants K. Hugo, N. Nixon and G. Debenham ) were killed when their Avro Anson aircraft crashed near Mokine, Western Australia, The airmen, from 68 Reserve Squadron Geraldton,were on a training mission flying from Cunderdin to Pearce air force base when the aircraft crashed and burned, leaving no survivors and destroying the aircraft.
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Date of Crash: 10/09/1942
Aircraft Model: Avro Anson
Military or Civilian: Military
Cause of Crash: Not known
Tail Number: Not listed
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