19 JULY 1942
CRASH OF AN RAAF TIGER MOTH
IN THE EL ARISH AREA

Tiger Moth

RAAF DHA 893 Tiger Moth, A17-476, left Townsville on a flight to Cairns on 19 July 1942.  It was last sighted in the El Arish area. Killed in this crash were:-

• Flying Officer Maurice Samuel Thomas

• Pilot Officer J.E. Covelle

Ian Thomas, son of Flying Officer Maurice Thomas, thought that the Tiger Moth may have crashed into Mt Bartle Frere.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I'd like to thank Brian Gee and Colin & Marianne Boot for their assistance with this home page.

SOURCE:-   Aircraft Crash Sites - Australia

Crash:         No. 120

Position:    

Department of Aviation Chart No:       3219

REFERENCE BOOK

"Diary of WWII - North Queensland"
Complied by Peter Nielsen

"Aircraft of the RAAF 1921- 71"
By Geoffrey Pentland & Peter Malone

"The DH 82A Tiger Moth in Australia"
by Julian Forsyth.

Can anyone help me with more information on this crash?

"Australia @ War" WWII Research Products

This page first produced 7 February 1999

This page last updated 02 February 2020