CRASH OF A B-26 MARAUDER
AT NOWRA, NSW
ON 1 JUNE 1942

B-26 Marauder #40-1507 of the 19th Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Group with a crew of six personnel, crashed on landing and was totally destroyed by fire at RAAF Station Nowra, New South Wales on 1 June 1942. Two men were injured and admitted to Nowra Hospital as follows:-

• Squadron Leader Gerard Francis Ell (209/0363) RAAF
• Sergeant J. C. Laza (or Lazar) USAAF

Squadron Leader Gerard Francis Ell (209-0363) and Sergeant J. C. Laza were discharged from hospital at Nowra on 3 June 1942 and left by road for Moss Vale to board a train for Melbourne. Lt. McCluney USAAF arrived by aircraft to inspect the wreckage of B-26 Marauder #40-1507. He left by air the same day.

The aircraft had originally arrived in Australia on 30 April 1942 and was condemned on 1 June 1942.

Mark Clayton, the Director of the Australian Naval Aviation Museum at Nowra is researching this crash.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I'd like to thank Gordon Birkett for his assistance with this web page.

Can anyone help me with more information on this crash?

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This page first produced 30 July 2000

This page last updated 02 January 2024