19 July 1942 - Crash of an RAAF Tiger Moth in the El Arish area

19 JULY 1942
CRASH OF AN RAAF TIGER MOTH
IN THE EL ARISH AREA

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Tiger Moth

RAAF DHA 893 Tiger Moth, A17-476, left Townsville on a flight to Cairns on 19 July 1942. It was last sighted in the El Arish area. Killed in this crash were:-

Flying Officer Maurice Samuel Thomas
Pilot Officer J.E. Covelle

Ian Thomas, son of Flying Officer Maurice Thomas, thought that the Tiger Moth may have crashed into Mt Bartle Frere.

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SOURCE:- Aircraft Crash Sites - Australia

Crash: No. 120

Position:

Department of Aviation Chart No: 3219

REFERENCE BOOK

"Diary of WWII - North Queensland"
Complied by Peter Nielsen

"Aircraft of the RAAF 1921- 71"
By Geoffrey Pentland & Peter Malone

"The DH 82A Tiger Moth in Australia"
by Julian Forsyth.

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