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| RAAF 5 OTU Former Assignments 2 AP 2 AD 15 RSU 3 AD 5 AD No. 31 Squadron No. 30 Squadron  RAAF November 22, 1942 |
Pilot F/O Norman Lewis Parker, 29099 (KIA, BR) Geraldton, WA Navigator Sgt Neville Martin Tyack, 431342 (KIA, BR) Caulfield, VIC Crashed November 10, 1944 Aircraft History Built by Bristol in the United Kingdom. Assigned Royal Air Force (RAF) serial number T5000. Disassembled and shipped overseas to Australia. Wartime History During April 1942 delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as Beaufighter serial number A19-36. On April 27, 1942 assigned to 2 AP. On July 13, 1942 to 2 Air Depot (2 AD). On August 4, 1942 assigned to No. 30 Squadron with code "S". No known nickname or nose art. Operated from Wards Drome (5 Mile) near Port Moresby. On November 22, 1942 took off from Wards Drome (5 Mile) piloted by W/O Edwin Gwynne Hughes with navigator Sgt W. D. "Bill" Keller on a mission against Lae Airfield. Over the target, hit by anti-aircraft fire that damaged the hydraulic system and caused it to force land with the undercarriage retracted. Neither of the crew were injured. On November 26, 1942 assigned to 15 Repair Salvage Unit (15 RSU). On December 16, 1943 to 3 Air Depot (3 AD) for extensive repairs. On October 11, 1943 returned to No. 30 Squadron. On November 21 damaged by anti-aircraft fire in the lower fuselage and flaps. On November 24, repaired by 14 Aircraft Repair Depot (14 ARD). On May 20, 1942 assigned to No. 31 Squadron and nine days later to 5 AD (5 Air Depot). On April 28, 1944 assigned to 5 Operational Training Unit (5 OTU). Mission History On November 10, 1944 took off piloted by F/O Norman L. Parker with navigator Sgt Neville M. Tyack on a training mission and accidentally collided with Beaufighter A19-194 and crashed into the sea roughly fourteen miles south of Evans Head. Both crew were killed in the crash. Wreckage Some fuselage and other parts were washed ashore and some were used for spares parts on other aircraft, including pieces of the tail section. The remains of both crew members were recovered. Restoration The tail section of this aircraft is being used in the restoration of Beaufighter A19-144. Memorials Both crew were officially declared dead the day of the mission. After the recovery of remains, both crew were buried at Evans Head War Cemetery. Parker at Plot B. Row B. Grave 6. Tyack at Plot B. Row B. Grave 4. References ADF Serials - Beaufighter A19-36 CWGC - Norman Lewis Parker CWGC - Neville Martin Tyack Flightpath Magazine Volume 13, Issue 2 page 25 Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated March 19, 2023 |
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