Bad luck...

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[wilbur1]

Yeah i'd say so!

 

[evangilder]

Damn!

 

[Haztoys]

Just when you think you had a hard day at work..Not good ...I wonder what they were trying to do...Wow

 

[pbfoot]

I think they were trying to be bold pilots rather then old pilots

 

[Matt308]

I want to recall that Lanc knew the story behind that one.

 

[pbfoot]

Looking at those pacific markings I think wildcat has the answer

 

[Wildcat]

Yep, RAAF Beauforts that were involved in making a public relations film on torpedo bombers. After they had made their torpedo runs, they were to make a high speed low pass and then perform a Prince of Wales manoeuvre. Obviously the right hand plane got too close to the lead aircraft, striking his tail plane resulting in the crash.
All eight crew men were killed.
F/O Green
F/O Hoban
Sgt Bailey
Sgt Sweetnam
F/Lt Dey
P/O Norman
P/O Solomon
Sgt Richardson

 

[Konigstiger205]

Poor bastards...thats the most bad time for something to go wrong...at that altitude they didn't had a chance...