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Wed 29 Jan 1941 - The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995)
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FATAL PLANE CRASH

MACHINE LOST HEIGHT

FIVE MEMBERS OF CREW KILLED

SYDNEY. Tuesday

Line 2.0.0Five members of the R.A.A.F. were killed instantly this
Line 2.0.1afternoon when Air Force plane crashed at Glenbrook, 40
Line 2.0.2miles from Sydney, and at the foot of the Blue Mountains.

Line 2.1.0A poignant feature of the tragedy was that the plane was
Line 2.1.1bringing a sick airman from Parkes. A medical officer was on
Line 2.1.2board and was giving attention to the sick airman when the crash
Line 2.1.3occurred.

Line 3.0.0Three employees of the Hotel Lap-
Line 3.0.1stone, who were swimming in a dam
Line 3.0.2three miles from the hotel, first no-
Line 3.0.3ticed the plane flying low and it ap-
Line 3.0.4peared to be losing height. Sudden-
Line 3.0.5ly there was a roar from the engines
Line 3.0.6as if the pilot was endeavouring to
Line 3.0.7regain height, but the machine dived
Line 3.0.8into the ground between two houses,
Line 3.0.9bursting into flames.

The victims were:

Squadron-Leader James Murray

Rainbow, 42, single, of Double Bay.

Pilot-Officer John Ignatious New-

man, 25, single, of Toowoomba.

Flying-Officer Henry Teodore Skil

man, 30, married, of Parkes.

Pilot-Officer Bailey Millbrook Saw-

yer, 31, married, of Parkes.

Aircraftsman Richard Tysoe, 23,

single, of Geelong West.

Line 3.8.0Pilot-Officer Sawyer was the air-
Line 3.8.1man who was being conveyed to Syd-
Line 3.8.2ney for medical attention, and squad
Line 3.8.3ron-Leader Rainbow was the medical

officer.

Line 3.10.0Pilot-Officer Newman was in
Line 3.10.1charge ot the machine, Skilman was
Line 3.10.2the navigator, and Tysoe was the
Line 3.10.3wireless operator.

An official statement, issued by

the Air Force Headquarters to-night,

stated: "Four officers and an air-

Line 3.13.0craftsman were killed when an
Line 3.13.1R.A.A.F. twin-engined plane crashed
Line 3.13.2at Lapstone about 5 p.m. All were
Line 3.13.3Fix this textmembers of the Air Navigation
Line 3.13.4School at Parkes. The aircraft left
Line 3.13.5Parkes for Mascot at 3.40, conveying
Line 3.13.6Sawyer to Sydney for urgent special

medical attention."

Line 3.15.0The wreckage of the plane came to
Line 3.15.1rest in the backyard of the residence
Line 3.15.2of the Glenbrook stationmaster.

Line 3.16.0Corporal Theodore Pridham, of the
Line 3.16.1R.A.A.F at Parkes, who is at pres-
Line 3.16.2ent at Richmond, was sent to the
Line 3.16.3scene of the tragedy to identity the

victims.

Line 3.18.0The machine was smashed to
Line 3.18.1matchwood, and one engine was
Line 3.18.2found 150 yards from the machine,
Line 3.18.3the fuselage of which had caught fire

Line 3.19.0One eye-witness stated that he
Line 3.19.1saw smoke issuing from the aircraft
Line 3.19.2while it was in flight.

Line 3.20.0Sawyer was an American, and was
Line 3.20.1sailing his yacht in Australian waters
Line 3.20.2when war was declared. He enlisted
Line 3.20.3in June and was posted to Laverton
Line 3.20.4for navigation duty; later he did his
Line 3.20.5navigators instructor's course and in
Line 3.20.6November was posted to Richmond.

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