MCEVOY, Arthur Sampson
| Service Number: | 411157 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 5 Operational Training Unit Forest Hill |
| Born: | Kensington, New South Wales, Australia, 27 July 1915 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Accidental, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 19 September 1945, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle (Sandgate) War Cemetery Burial Location; Plot: K | Row: C | Grave: 2, Sandgate War Cemetery, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 411157 | |
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| 26 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 411157, No. 456 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 26 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 411157 | |
| 15 May 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 411157, No. 456 Squadron (RAAF), Shot down German Ju 188A-2 plane over Larkhill, Hampshire, England. | |
| 15 Jun 1945: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, No. 5 Operational Training Unit Forest Hill, 456 Squadron disbanded and returned to Australia. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Michael Bayley
Flying Officer Arthur Sampson McEvoy served with the RAAF 456 Squadron, based in England.
He served in the war of Europe for several years, until 456 Squadron was disbanded 15 Jun 1945.
Upon his return to Australia, he was transferred to the RAAF 5 Operational Training Unit, based at Williamtown, NSW, as a flying instuctor.
Shortly after joining the unit, on the morning of 19 Sept 1945, he took off in aircraft Mosquito A52-86 with Aircraftman 1 Arthur Waldron, for gunnery practice at Cemetery Point gunnery range.
On completion of the exercise, Arthur Sampson McEvoy flew low over the Quadrant Hut. Unfortunately, he was too low and the tailplane of the aircraft struck a radio mast near the hut. The impact caused the aircraft to lose the starboard elevator. Immediately after striking the mast, the aircraft climbed to about 370mtrs (1200ft), then fell out of control into the sea. This was about 460mtrs (1500ft) from the Quadrant. Upon striking the water, the aircraft broke up and burned.
The body of Arthur Sampson McEvoy was later found on a beach approximately 16klms (10 miles), from the crash site. Arthur Raymond Waldron's body was never recovered.
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