CHARLTON, Raymond Clyde

Test flight in a Wackett Trainer aircraft flying low when his plane struck trees and crashed.

Last Name
CHARLTON
Given Names
Raymond Clyde
Service Number
411862
Date of Birth
01/05/1922
Birth Location
Queanbeyan N.S.W
Enlistment Date
21/06/1942
Enlistment Location
Sydney
Course Details
Other
Kill Date or Discharge Date
31/12/1942 (Killed)
Rank
Sergeant
Operations
Accidental Brewster near Beaufort Victoria
Date of Death
31/12/1942
Age
20
Cemetery / Memorial
Ballarat New Cemetery Vic. Australia
Notes

Test flight in a Wackett Trainer aircraft flying low when his plane struck trees and crashed.

Posting on Death
1 WAGS Ballarat
NAA Status
NOT YET EXAMINED
1WAGS - CHARLTON Raymond Clyde - Service Number 411862

Acknowledgements

National Archives of AustraliaUBC Web DesignCity of BallaratAPCO AlfredtonDepartment of Veterans+39 AffairsAustralian War MemorialRSL Virtual War Memorial