29 Jan 1941 - FIVE DEAD IN R.A.A.F. SMASH

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Wed 29 Jan 1941 - Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954)
Page 5 - FIVE DEAD IN R.A.A.F. SMASH

FIVE DEAD IN

R.A.A.F. SMASH

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—l'ivc members of the R.A.A.F. were }

killed instantly this afternoon when an Air Force 'plane j

Line 1.2.0crashed at Glcnbrook, 40 mil es from Sydney, at the foot of (
Line 1.2.1the Blue Mountains. A poign ant feature of the tragedy was 1
Line 1.2.2the fact that the 'plane was bringing a sick airman from \
Line 1.2.3Parkes, who required medical attention.

Line 2.0.0A medical officer was aboard the 1
Line 2.0.1'plane ministering aid when the
Line 2.0.2'plane crashed.

Line 2.1.0Three employees of the Hotel Lap
Line 2.1.1stone who were swimming in a dam
Line 2.1.2three miles from the hotel first noticed
Line 2.1.3the 'plane flying very low in unfavour
Line 2.1.4able weather. The pilot appeared to be
Line 2.1.5losing height, when suddenly there was
Line 2.1.6a roar from the engines as if the pilot
Line 2.1.7was endeavouring to gain height, and
Line 2.1.8then the machine suddenly dived into
Line 2.1.9the ground.

The 'pljine came down between

two houses, and was completely

wrecked.

Line 2.4.0The wreckage of the machine came
Line 2.4.1to rest in the backyard of the residence
Line 2.4.2of the Glenbrook stationmaster.

Line 2.5.0Corporal Theodore Pridham, of the
Line 2.5.1R.A.A.F. station at Parkes, who is at
Line 2.5.2present at Richmond, was sent to the
Line 2.5.3scene of the tragedy to effect identi
Line 2.5.4fication of the bodies. The bodies were
Line 2.5.5removed to Richmond.

Line 2.6.0The machine was smashed to match
Line 2.6.1wood. One engine was found 150 yards
Line 2.6.2from the smashed fusilage, and caught
Line 2.6.3on fire. »

Line 2.7.0An eye witness said he saw
Line 2.7.1smoke coming from the craft while
Line 2.7.2it was in flight.

The victims were:—

Line 2.9.0SQUADRON-LEADER JAMES MUR
Line 2.9.1RAY RAINBOW (42), single, of Double
Line 2.9.2Bay (N.S.W.).

Line 2.10.0FLYING-OFFICER HENRY THEO
Line 2.10.1DORE SKILLMAN (30), married, of
Line 2.10.2Parkes (N.S.W.).

Line 2.11.0PILOT-OFFICER JOHN IGNATIUS
Line 2.11.1NEWMAN (25), single, of Toowoomba
Line 2.11.2(Q.).

Line 2.12.0PILOT-OFFICER BAILEY MIDDLE
Line 2.12.1BROOK SAWYER (34), married, of
Line 2.12.2Parkes (N.S.W.).

AIRCRAFTSMAN RICHARD TY

SOE (23), single, of Geelong (Vic.).

Line 2.14.0Pilot-Officer Sawyer was the airman
Line 2.14.1being conveyed to Sydney, and Squad
Line 2.14.2ron-Leader Rainbow was the medical
Line 2.14.3officer. Pilot-Officer Newman was pilot
Line 2.14.4of the machine, Skillman was navi
Line 2.14.5gator, and Aircraftsman Tysoe was the
Line 2.14.6wireless operator.

Line 3.0.0An official statement issued by Air
Line 3.0.1Force headquarters to-night was: "Four
Line 3.0.2officers and an aircraftsman were killed
Line 3.0.3when an R.A.A.F. twin-engine aircraft
Line 3.0.4crashed near Lapstone (N.S.W.) about
Line 3.0.55 p.m. to-day. All were members of the
Line 3.0.6staff of the Air Navigation School at

Parkes."

Line 3.2.0The aircraft, which left Parkes for
Line 3.2.1Mascot at 3.40 p.m., was conveying
Line 3.2.2Pilot-Officer Sawyer to Sydney for
Line 3.2.3urgent specialist medical attention. The
Line 3.2.4other passenger w&s the senior medi
Line 3.2.5cal officer at Parkes School .

Line 3.3.0"The others comprised the crew.
Line 3.3.1The cause of the accident is un
Line 3.3.2known."

SAWYER AN AMERICAN

Sawyer was an American, and was

sailing his yacht Henrietta in Aus

Line 3.6.0tralian waters when war was de
Line 3.6.1clared. He enlisted last July and was
Line 3.6.2posted to the reconnaissance school
Line 3.6.3at Laverton, Victoria, tor navigation
Line 3.6.4duty. Later he did his navigation
Line 3.6.5instructor's course and in November
Line 3.6.6was posted to. Parkes.

Line 3.7.0After he joined up he and
Line 3.7.1several other officers were aboard
Line 3.7.2the Henrietta when she went
Line 3.7.3aground off Point Cooke and be
Line 3.7.4came a total loss.

Line 3.8.0Rainbow joined the RA.A.F. medical
Line 3.8.1service last March. Alter duty al
Line 3.8.2Melbourne and Brisbane recruiting
Line 3.8.3centres he was posted to the statior
Line 3.8.4hospital at Laverton in September,
Line 3.8.5Two months later he was transferred
Line 3.8.6to Parkes, and became a squadror
Line 3.8.7leader this month.

Line 3.9.0Skillman joined as an air cadet lr
Line 3.9.1January, 1940, and did elementan
Line 3.9.2flying training at Essendon, Victoria
Line 3.9.3After he qualified he was posted tc
Line 3.9.4the general reconnaissance school
Line 3.9.5and later carried out a navigator'*
Line 3.9.6instructor's course.

He was posted to Parkes in

November as an instructor.

Line 3.11.0Tysoe was a clerk before he enlist
Line 3.11.1ed in January, 1940. He later quali
Line 3.11.2fied as a wireless and telegrapi
Line 3.11.3operator, and was posted to the al]
Line 3.11.4navigation school at Parkes.

Newman started training as a eadel

at Archerfield, Brisbane, last April.

After graduation at Point

Cooke he was poster! to Par&es

in November.

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