CRASH OF A TIGER MOTH
AT ROCKLEA, BRISBANE, QLD
ON 6 MARCH 1941

Tiger Moth

Tiger Moth A17-50 of 2 Elementary Flying Training School 2 EFTS at Archerfield, crashed at Rocklea, Brisbane at 0715 hours on 6 March 1941. The aircraft crashed while practising forced landing approaches. The crew, Flying Officer Stanley Wallace Galton (270437) and LAC Lockwood Graham Munro (404807) were both uninjured. The undercarriage right axle broke, along with the empennage. The mainplanes were damaged. The engine bay was buckled and the airscrew was broken.

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