ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 254053
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Wednesday 1 July 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Brewster B.339-23 Buffalo |
| Owner/operator: | 4th AAF ADG USAAF |
| Registration: | Not known |
| MSN: | No.304 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mount Stanley, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Laverton, Victoria |
| RAAF Forest Field, NSW |
This Brewster Buffalo fighter had been ordered by the Netherlands East Indies Air Force for use in Indonesia, then known as the Netherlands East Indies.
With the fall of the NEI to the Japanese in early 1942 the disassembled and crated aircraft was delivered to Australia, where it was taken on to the strength of the HQ Squadron, 4th Army Air Force Air Depot Group, USAAF. It does not appear to have been issued with a USAAF serial number.
On July 1st, 1942 the Buffalo, bearing the tail number 304, took off on a flight from RAAF Laverton to RAAF Forest Field near the town of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales.
In poor visibility the aircraft crashed on Mount Stanley, in Victoria.
The Buffalo was destroyed in the impact and its pilot was killed.
2nd Lieutenant Henry Orous NULL, (23), O-425137 USAAF, is today interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.
R.I.P.
Sources:
https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/buffalo/mount_stanley.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Apr-2021 00:40 | angels one five | Added |
| 01-May-2021 18:40 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-May-2021 08:44 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 09-Jun-2022 23:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation