Mission History
On December 4, 1942 10:50am four ship flight consisting of Lt. Douglas Morgan, O'Neil and Rowsey. Lt. Rowsey and Lt. John O'Neill were flying in formation flying 'synchronized sat', on Lt. O'Neill's wing. Making a crossover the two planes came together. Lt. Rowsey went into a spiral to the left about 5,000' and crashed into mountains approximately 20 miles from Amberley. Apparently he tried to jump and was caught on the tail boom. He went into the ground with his plane. Lt. O'Neill by trimming his ship to fly on one engine was able to make the aerodrome and a safe landing at Amberley.

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One engine was recovered from the crash site of at Peak Crossing near Amberley. Today, the engine is displayed at RAAF Amberley Museum.

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009