FORCED LANDING OF A GIPSY MOTH
AT ROSEBERY RACECOURSE
SYDNEY, NSW
ON 23 AUGUST 1940

Gipsy Moth VH-UOP piloted by Flying Officer H.G. Ross (possibly Howard Gibson Ross 260419) from No. 4 EFTS RAAF made a forced landing at Rosebery Racecourse at 4:20pm on 23 August 1940 after an engine failure. Crew member LAC Hedley Maurice Smeeton (408015) and the pilot were both uninjured.

Rosebery Racecourse would have been Rosebery Camp (Australian Army) at the time of this forced landing.

Can anyone help me with more information on this crash?

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