WAGNER, Roy Alexander
Plane was a Beaufighter A19-173 which crashed on take-off at Tadji Strip. The pilot F/Sgt Jack Hutcheson and Navigator Sgt Roy Alexander Wagner were both killed instantly when the aircraft burst into flames.
Last Name
WAGNER
Given Names
Roy Alexander
Service Number
432458
Date of Birth
03/09/1922
Birth Location
Albury NSW
Enlistment Date
29/12/1942
Enlistment Location
Woolloomooloo N.S.W
1Wags Start Date
19/08/1943
Course Details
Navigation Course 8
Intake Date
19/08/1943
Finish Date
16/12/1943
To
2 A.O.S
Kill Date or Discharge Date
23/07/1944 (Killed)
Discharge Unit
30 Sqn.
Rank
Sergeant
Operations
Flying battle New Guinea
Date of Death
23/07/1944
Age
21
Cemetery / Memorial
LAE Memorial & War Cemetery
Notes
Plane was a Beaufighter A19-173 which crashed on take-off at Tadji Strip. The pilot F/Sgt Jack Hutcheson and Navigator Sgt Roy Alexander Wagner were both killed instantly when the aircraft burst into flames.
Posting on Death
30 Squadron
NAA Status
OPEN
