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Glenbrook R.A.A.F. Avro Anson 1941 Air Crash Memorial

Glenbrook R.A.A.F. Avro Anson 1941 Air Crash Memorial
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Glenbrook Avro Anson Air Crash 1941 Memorial, restored plaque mounted on new, larger stone
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Glenbrook Avro Anson Air Crash 1941 Memorial, close-up of restored plaque
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Glenbrook Avro Anson Air Crash 1941 Memorial plinth with plaque in garden
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Glenbrook Avro Anson Air Crash 1941 Memorial plaque
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Description / Background

"On January 28, 1941 an Avro Anson Aircraft No A4-5 of No 1 AIP navigation school RAAF Parkes, crashed in this area whilst enroute from Parkes to Mascot on a medical evacuation flight. All five airmen on board perished in the crash," as transcribed from the plaque.

The plane, when approaching Glenbrook in low cloud, appeared to break up with a failure in the middle of the port wing which resulted in a heavy crash in Clifton Avenue on the corner of Lucasville Road Glenbook, NSW, at around 4.30pm. One engine smashed a power pole in Lucasville Road causing heavy sparking. Body parts were left all over the area and were still being found weeks later.

The memorial was established in 1994 by the Royal Australian Air Force (R.A.A.F.) who held a dedication service 24 March 1994. The memorial was originally a small concrete plinth with a sloping front section which contains a bronze plaque with the wording above. It is located on the corner of Clifton Avenue and Lucasville Road Glenbrook on council land next to the corner property fence. It was easily missed due to its small size.

The memorial was upgraded in 2019 by the Blue Mountains Shire Council at the request of the Glenbrook and District Historical Society. The memorial plaque was restored and mounted on a larger, new bushrock.

Inscription

[emblem] Royal Australian Airforce | PER ARDUA-AD ASTRA 

[engraved illustration of aircraft]

On January 28, 1941 an Avro Anson Aircraft No A4-5 of No 1 AIP navigation school RAAF Parkes, crashed in this area whilst enroute from Parkes to Mascot on a medical evacuation flight. All five airmen on board perished in the crash.

The deceased airmen were:

Pilot Officer | J E Newman | Pilot

Flying officer | H T Skillman | Navigator

Aircraftsman | C R Tysoe | Wireless Operator

Squadron Leader | J M Rainbow | Medical Officer

Pilot Officer | D M Sawyer | Patient

Veterans listed on this memorial

Veterans listed on this memorial

Last held rank Given name Family name Conflict/s Service No. Service Campaign Read more
Pilot Officer J I Newman World War 2 RAAF Medical evacuation flight Parkes to Mascot view
Squadron Leader J M Rainbow World War 2 RAAF Medical evacuation flight Parkes to Mascot view
Pilot Officer B M Sawyer World War 2 RAAF Medical evacuation flight Parkes to Mascot view
Flying Officer H T Skillman World War 2 RAAF Medical evacuation flight Parkes to Mascot view
Aircraftsman C R Tysoe World War 2 RAAF Medical evacuation flight Parkes to Mascot view

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Address
Cnr Clifton Avenue and Lucasville Road
Glenbrook NSW 2773
Local Government Area
Blue Mountains, City of
Setting
Roadside
Memorial type
Stone/bushrock
Recorded by
Denis Bainbridge, Pamela Thompson, Joan Peard (Glenbrook Historical Society)
Year of construction
March 1994
Dedication date
24 March 1994
Conflict/s
Second World War, 1939–45