29 Jan 1941 - FIVE DEAD IN AIR CRASH.

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Wed 29 Jan 1941 - The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)
Page 11 - FIVE DEAD IN AIR CRASH.

Mv;eoead.'.ïn

air crash.

R.A.A.F. PLANE.

Witnesses' Stories.

"BROKE UP IN AIR."

Line 2.0.0five members of the Royal Austra-
Line 2.0.1lian Air Force weie killed when a
Line 2.0.2bomber crashed at Glenbiook about
Line 2.0.35 pm yesterday

Witnesses said that the aircraft had

begun to break up in the aii before the

accident

The victims weie

Squadron Leader James N Rainbow 42

single of Double Bay Sydney senior medical

offlcer at Air Air Navigatlon School Parkes

Flying Officer Henry Theodore Sklllman

30 married of Parkes NSW

Line 2.7.0Pilot Officci John Ignatius Newman 25
Line 2.7.1single foimerly of Sydney and Toowoomba
Line 2.7.2Queensland

Pilot Officer Balley Middlebrook Sawyer

34 married of Parkes.

Aircraftman Chales Richard Tysoe 23

single of Geelong West Victoria

All were members of the staff of the Air

Navigation School at Parkes

Line 2.11.0The machine which left Parkes at 3:40
Line 2.11.1pm was conveving Pilot Officer Sawyer to
Line 2.11.2Sydncv for urgent medical attention.  It was
Line 2.11.3to have landed at Mascot

Line 2.12.0Pilot Oflicer Newman was piloting the plane
Line 2.12.1Flying Offlcer Sktllman was the navigator ano
Line 2.12.2Aircraftman Tysoe the wireless operator.

PIECES FALL FrOM PLANE

Line 2.14.0Shortly after 4 30 pm it appearer over
Line 2.14.1Glenbiook and acccording to residents it
Line 2.14.2seemed to break up as it was flying over
Line 2.14.3the town Some residents told the police
Line 2.14.4last night that portion of one of the wings
Line 2.14.5fell off In the bush a few miles from Glen

brook but this carnot be confitmed until

the search is resumed at daybreak to-day

Line 2.16.0It is known thal small pieces of material
Line 2.16.1were falling fiom the plane at least a quarter
Line 2.16.2of a mile from where it crashed.  Small
Line 2.16.3portions fell on to the property.of Mt D
Line 2.16.4Jones half a mlle from the Glenbrook rail-
Line 2.16.5way station

Line 2.17.0Residents said that shottly afterwoods the
Line 2.17.1plane appeared to be in  extreme difficulties
Line 2.17.2It descended to alout °200 feet

Line 2.18.0When it was approaching Lucksville Road
Line 2.18.1and Clifton Avenue Glenbrook immediatelv
Line 2.18.2over Ihr home of the Clenbook station-

masteri Mr Shaw the engine, seemed to

be making strange noise.

Line 2.20.0The plane apeared to be descending over
Line 2.20.1my ground« sald Mr Shaw The noise then
Line 2.20.2suggested that It had been given full throttle
Line 2.20.3as if it was trying to make height This
Line 2.20.4atractcd my attention and pieces of the
Line 2.20.5plane then seemed to flying off in all direct-

tions

ENGINE FELL OUT

Line 2.23.0One of the engines fell out of the plant at
Line 2.23.1a height of less than 200 feet It crashed on to
Line 2.23.2the concrete footpath in Luckasville Road and
Line 2.23.3then rlcocheied across the road stricking an
Line 2.23.4electiic light pole which it smashed.  Live
Line 2.23.5wires fell in the street sendlng  out .showers
Line 2.23.6of sparks.

Line 2.24.0The engine then hurtled on into land
Line 2.24.1w hich was «tudded with trees. When the
Line 2.24.2plane crashed Mr H J Welford who lives
Line 2.24.3opposite and myself rushed to the scene
Line 2.24.4We reached then just as the plane burst

into flames

Mr Shaw said that he found the bodies ol

the victims some distance fiom the wreckage

Line 2.27.0Petrol stains over a long track suggested
Line 2.27.1that one of the tanks had been leaking for
Line 2.27.2some distance befoie the plane crashed

Mrs Shaw the wife of the statlonmastet

Line 2.29.0said that pieces of the plane appeared to be
Line 2.29.1flying, about like paper before it struck the
Line 2.29.2giound Other residents also said that the
Line 2.29.3plane had been breaking up Iong before it

crashed

CAREERS OF VICTIMS

Pilot Officer Sawjei was an Ameiican who

was sailing his .acht Henii°tta in Aus

Line 2.33.0ti allan waters when war was declared líe
Line 2.33.1enlisted in the RAAF in _U1\ 1940 and
Line 2.33.2was posted to the genenl lcconnaissanct
Line 2.33.3school at Laveiton (Vic) Later he com
Line 2.33.4pleted a navigating Instructors course and
Line 2.33.5was posted in Novembei last to Parkes a«

an Instructor

Aftei lie had iomed the R A A r Pilot

Line 2.36.0Officci Sawyei still retained the oWneishlp
Line 2.36.1of his vacht Some weeks ago when sailing
Line 2.36.2the Henri-tta with a pntv of Air Torce
Line 2.36.3.fïïccis the ja ht ian agiound at Point Cooke
Line 2.36.4The vessel was a complete loss

Line 2.37.0Squadton Lead« Rainbow ioined the
Line 2.37.1RAAF medical service in Mai cn 1940
Line 2.37.2Aftei performing dutie. al lcciiiiMiv centics
Line 2.37.3in Melbourne and Brisbane he was posted
Line 2.37.4.o the station hospital at the geileial leon
Line 2.37.5naissance school at Laseiton last Septembci
Line 2.37.6In November he was tiansfencd to Parkes
Line 2.37.7and was piomoted squadton l^adei at the
Line 2.37.8beginning of this month

Line 2.38.0Plying Officci Ski lman join°d the se a ice
Line 2.38.1as an ali cadet in Januaiy 1940 and oia
Line 2.38.2his elementary flying training al Essendon
Line 2.38.3(Vic) Aftei giaduatmg he was posted to
Line 2.38.4Laverton for fljlnc duties Lattt he com
Line 2.38.5plctcd the nnvi°ation institicloi s coutse and
Line 2.38.6was posted to Paikcs in No anbei as an

instiuctoi

Pilot Officer Newman be an his baining as

an air cadet at Aicherfl Id (Q ) in April

1040 \ftel graduating firm Point Ccoke

service fljing training school h" was posted

to Parke« in November

Line 2.43.0Aiiciaftman Tjs.e was a son of Police
Line 2.43.1S^igcant Joseph Tvsor officci in chaigc ol
Line 2.43.2the Geclon-« Wc t police station He svas
Line 2.43.3bo n at Milduin lived foi some veals at
Line 2.43.4Mroioopm and svas cmplojed at Poids
Line 2.43.5Woiks Geelong just befoie he loined the
Line 2.43.6RA AT H» did a biilliant couise in vvnelcss
Line 2.43.7operating and a few months ago was trans
Line 2.43.8fcuea to Pa kes (NSW)_

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