Keith Edmund DANIEL

DANIEL, Keith Edmund

Service Number: 402852
Enlisted: 11 November 1940, Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Flight Lieutenant
Last Unit: No. 2 Squadron (RAAF)
Born: Menangle, New South Wales, Australia, 17 October 1916
Home Town: Wahroonga, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales
Schooling: Moree, Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Bank Officer
Died: Flying Battle, Northern Territory, Northern Territory, Australia, 20 April 1943, aged 26 years
Cemetery: Adelaide River War Cemetery, Northern Territory
Plot C, Row B, Grave 16
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Milingimbi War Memorial, Moree & District Fallen Soldiers Honour Roll, No 2 Squadron RAAF Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 402852
11 Nov 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 402852, Sydney, NSW
20 Apr 1943: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, No. 2 Squadron (RAAF)

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Mid-air collision of RAAF Lockheed Hudson A16-197 & A16-183 of Number 2 Squadron shortly after take-off from Millingimbi airstrip, NT

Crew of A16-197 killed:

Flying Officer Jack Laws 412979 - Son of Frederick Joseph and Mabel Ethel Laws of Coolah, NSW

Pilot Officer Joseph Gipson Butler 408820 - Son of Benjamin Gipson Butler and Alice Josephine Butler of Tallangatta, Victoria

Pilot Officer William Julius Henderson Gove 401636 - Son of Robert Vivian and Vera Masden Drayton Gove & Husband of Patricia Walcott Gove of Toorak, Victoria

Flying Officer Keith Edmund Daniel 402852 - Son of Edmund Blair Wentworth Daniel and Ruby Annie Daniel & Husband of Ailsa Sutton Daniel of Wahroonga, NSW

Flight Sergeant Thomas William Wilson 408899 - Son of Thomas and Jean Hunter Wilson of Geelong West, Victoria

Crew of A16-183 killed:

Flying Officer Keith Rossly Mills 405637 - Son of Andrew Samuel and Laura Mills of Brisbane, Queensland

Pilot Officer Trevor William Bassan 411985 - Son of William Herbert and Catherine Bassan & Husband of Edna May Bassan of Rozelle, NSW

Sergeant Harold Herbert Keith Hadley 411904 - Son of Frederick Herbert and Ada Mary Hadley of Mona Vale, NSW

Pilot Officer John Loughman Barnes 404946 - Son of Harold Claude and Constance Charlotte Barnes & Husband of Nena Bryden Barnes of Mitchell, Queensland

Flying Officer Noel Edward John 409551 - Son of Edward and Grace John of Burwood, NSW

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Plane was Hudson A16-197 crashed Millimgimbie, NT. Possibly collided with an accompanying plane Hudson A16-183

Biography contributed by Michael Read

Accident 1915 zulu (0615Hrs) 20/04/43 after taking off on a reconnaissance mission (HUG.46) to Timoeka DNG, when it was involved in a midair collision with Hudson A16-183 some four minutes later.

A16-197 crashed on one of the Crocodile Islands north east of Millingimbi NT.

Crew F/O K E Daniel Serv#402852, F/O J Laws Serv#412979, Sgt W J Gove Serv#401636, Sgt Thomas William Wilson Serv#408899 and Sgt J G Butler Serv#408820 all killed.

Wreck within 600 yards of wreck of A16-183.

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