CRASH OF A DH-94 MOTH MINOR
5 MILES SOUTH EAST OF PEARCE
IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
ON 1 AUGUST 1944

DH-94 Moth Minor

On 1 August 1944 at 1115 hours EST, RAAF DH-94 Moth Minor A21-9 (G-AFRJ, Airframe No. 94068) of 7 CU made a forced landing after an engine failure 5 miles south east of Pearce airfield in Western Australia.

The pilot F/O Sydney Ben Houghton (403847) and crew member F/O Thomas William Carmody (436066) were both uninjured.

The aircraft was received by the RAAF on 14 February 1940 and was Struck off Charge on 21 August 1944.

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