On October 29, 1944 took off from Darwin piloted by F/O Alan Lindsay Harrison on a mission against Makassar. The entire crew were members of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). During the flight, the plane suffered fuel transfer problems and crashed into the Timor Sea. When this aircraft failed to return, the entire crew was officially declared Missing In Action (MIA).
Memorials
The entire crew was officially declared dead the day of the crash. All are memorialized at Adelaide River War Cemetery on the Northern Territory Memorial.
Flight-Lieut. Cropley, who was the youngest son of Mrs. H. J. Goodale, of Norwood, enlisted in the R.A.A.F early in the war. He went through his navigation course at Pirie Bombing and Gunnery School. Before enlistment he was studying a civil engineering course at Adelaide University.
Memorials
The entire crew was officially declared dead the day of the crash. All are memorialized at Adelaide River War Cemetery on the Northern Territory Memorial.
Flight-Lieut. Cropley, who was the youngest son of Mrs. H. J. Goodale, of Norwood, enlisted in the R.A.A.F early in the war. He went through his navigation course at Pirie Bombing and Gunnery School. Before enlistment he was studying a civil engineering course at Adelaide University.
On October 29, 1944 took off from Darwin piloted by F/O Alan Lindsay Harrison on a mission against Makassar. The entire crew were members of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). During the flight, the plane suffered fuel transfer problems and crashed into the Timor Sea. When this aircraft failed to return, the entire crew was officially declared Missing In Action (MIA).
Memorials
The entire crew was officially declared dead the day of the crash. All are memorialized at Adelaide River War Cemetery on the Northern Territory Memorial.
Flight-Lieut. Cropley, who was the youngest son of Mrs. H. J. Goodale, of Norwood, enlisted in the R.A.A.F early in the war. He went through his navigation course at Pirie Bombing and Gunnery School. Before enlistment he was studying a civil engineering course at Adelaide University.
Memorials
The entire crew was officially declared dead the day of the crash. All are memorialized at Adelaide River War Cemetery on the Northern Territory Memorial.
Flight-Lieut. Cropley, who was the youngest son of Mrs. H. J. Goodale, of Norwood, enlisted in the R.A.A.F early in the war. He went through his navigation course at Pirie Bombing and Gunnery School. Before enlistment he was studying a civil engineering course at Adelaide University.
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