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Wirraway A20-15

Aircraft Model:CAC CA-1 Wirraway
Manufacturer:Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
Constructor's No.:13
Identities:A20-15
Units:No. 23 Squadron, RAAF

Timeline

29 May 1940Aircraft crashed and burnt at Southport, Queensland.
Pilot: P/O KEVIN ANSELL GOMAN, RAAF (Killed)
Observer: W/O PERCY JAMES PRITCHARD, RAAF 3097 (Killed)

Photos

Wreckage of Wirraway A20-15 after crashing at Southport, QueenslandWreckage of Wirraway A20-15 after crashing at Southport, Queensland

References

Anon. 1940 Air force crash : army school. The Courier-Mail, 30 May 1940, p. 10. Archived at <https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40937237>.

National Archives of Australia [NAA] 1945, Wirraway A20 [Accidents Part 1], A9845, 101.

Wilson, S. 1991 Wirraway, Boomerang & CA-15 in Australian Service. Fyshwick: Aerospace Publications Pty. Ltd.

Record updated on 18 September 2018.

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