ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 270885
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| Date: | Sunday 18 January 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Aeronca PC-3 seaplane |
| Owner/operator: | Dr. V. A. Stookes MC |
| Registration: | VR-OAA |
| MSN: | A.666 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sandakan, Borneo -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
Aircraft presumed lost due to Japanese invasion of Sandakan on this day. Owner of aircraft, Dr. Valentine A Stookes imprisoned, and murdered on 6 July 1945. Dr. Stookes had flown in the RFC in WW1, and had been flying in Borneo since 1936.
Sources:
1. www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/aeronca.pdf
2. www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=119137 The unforgiving mistake of an ace fighter pilot
3. www.borneopow.info/pilgrim/moore.htm In search of Dr. Val Stookes - Memorial and grave
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2021 07:08 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 18-Dec-2021 07:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
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