www.monumentaustralia.org.au

Avro Anson Crash MemorialPrint Page Print this page

15-April-2021
15-April-2021

Photographs supplied by Stephen Warren

The monument commemorates four Royal Australian Air Force crew members who were killed when their aircraft crashed during a night navigational training flight in September 1943. 

Those killed were Flying Officer Lawrence Flynn, Pilot Officer Albert Rapp, Sergeant Ronald Obst and Sergeant John Bowman who were members of No. 2 Air Navigation School.

Location

Address:Bookpurnong Terrace & Railway Terrace, Loxton, 5333
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.448208
Long: 140.577858
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
View Google Map

Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Conflict
Sub-Theme:WW2
Actual Event Start Date:24-September-1943
Actual Event End Date:24-September-1943

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Sunday 13th October, 2019
Front Inscription

AVRON ANSON CRASH MEMORIAL

At 11:30pm September 24th 1943 during WWII 
an R. A. A. F. Avro Anson aircraft crashed on a training flight 
     at 34 deg 27 min S, 140 deg 48 min E, 
   on the property of H. G. I. "Harry" Edwards 
Section 128 Hundred Gordon 21.5 km east of Loxton.

Four young airmen died as a result of the accident : 

Sgt. J. V. BOWMAN,  Cottesloe WA, Pilot
Sgt. R. OBST,            Berri SA, Wireless Air Gunner
F. O. A. FLYNN,         Canberra ACT, Navigation Training
P. O. A. N. RAPP,     Middle Park VIC, Navigation Training

Unveiled by Helen Webb 13th October 2019.
            LEST WE FORGET

Inscription in Proximity

Mounted on Pole:

This memorial was opened by 
   Ray Edwards 
          and 
   Helen Webb 
    on Sunday 
 20th September 2020

Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au