NEWBEY, Norman Lindsay

Previous service 44th Battn. Militia. Operation Training - cine gun exercise with fighter aircraft Reason for Loss Airborne on 30 Jul 1944 from Westcott to carry out a non-operational day cine gun camera exercise with an associated fighter aircraft. During "mock" evasive action, the wings suffered catastrophic failure, broke away from the fuselage and at 15:23 the aircraft crashed near Chardon, 8 km NNW of the Westcott airfield.Plane was a Wellington HZ375.

Last Name
NEWBEY
Given Names
Norman Lindsay
Service Number
427015
Date of Birth
07/04/1921
Birth Location
Albany W.A
Enlistment Date
26/04/1942
Enlistment Location
Perth
1Wags Start Date
04/03/1943
Course Details
WAGS Course 36, WAGS Course 37
Intake Date
04/03/1943
Kill Date or Discharge Date
30/07/1944 (Killed)
Discharge Unit
11 OTU
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Operations
Aircraft accident Charndon Buckinghamshire UK
Date of Death
30/07/1944
Age
23
Cemetery / Memorial
Oxford Botley Cemetery UK
Medals
Air Gunners badge Defence/War medals
Notes

Previous service 44th Battn. Militia. Operation Training - cine gun exercise with fighter aircraft Reason for Loss Airborne on 30 Jul 1944 from Westcott to carry out a non-operational day cine gun camera exercise with an associated fighter aircraft. During "mock" evasive action, the wings suffered catastrophic failure, broke away from the fuselage and at 15:23 the aircraft crashed near Chardon, 8 km NNW of the Westcott airfield.Plane was a Wellington HZ375.

Posting on Death
11 Operational training unit
NAA Status
DIGITIZED
External Links
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C3724...
117166 http://losses.internationalbcc.c...
1WAGS - NEWBY Norman Lindsay - Service Number 427015 (NAA_edited-2)
1WAGS - NEWBEY Norman Lindsay - Service Number 427015 (edited-1)
1WAGS - NEWBEY Norman Lindsay - Service Number 427015 (Group_edited-1)
1WAGS - NEWBY Norman Lindsay - Service Number 427015 (NAA_edited-2)

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