LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Bernard James HOVEY
Service No: 54621
Born: Creswick VIC, 29 July 19013
Enlisted in the RAAF: 8 April 1942
Unit: No. 34 Squadron
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 34 Squadron DH84 Dragon A34-48), Parafield SA, 11 March 1943, Aged 29 Years
Buried: Adelaide (Centennial Park) Cemetery SA
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Bert and Annie Hovey; husband of Eileen Mary Hovey, of Ceres, Victoria
Roll of Honour: Geelong VIC
Remembered: Panel 103, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
At about 0715 hours on 11 March 1943, Dragon A34-48 appeared to stall at low altitude and dived into the ground at Parafield airfield. On board were:
Pilot Officer Milton Hubert Conkey (413741) (Pilot)
Leading Aircraftman Bernard James Hovey (54621) (Flight Mechanic)
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9845, 213