CRASH OF A CORSAIR
7 MILES SOUTH OF GOULBURN, NSW
ON 29 JULY 1945

Sub-Lieutenant (A) RNVR Ronald George Kennett of 1845 Squadron, HMS Nabbington, was killed on 29 July 1945 when his Corsair KD275 crashed into a field on an upward roll from 100 feet, and burst into flames, 7 miles south of Goulburn in New South Wales.

He was buried in Plot B, Row B, Grave 14 of Nowra War Cemetery.

REFERENCES

"The MONAB Story - A history of the mobile airfields of the Royal Navy"

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I'd like to thank Jonathan Rollason for his assistance with this web page.

Can anyone help me with more information on this crash?

"Australia @ War" WWII Research Products

This page first produced 20 November 2023

This page last updated 20 November 2023