LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Ian McIntyre HUNTER
Service No: 417194
Born: Kalgoorlie WA, 5 October 1918
Enlisted in the RAAF: 31 January 1942 (at Adelaide SA)
Unit: No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School, Parafield SA
Died: Injuries from Aircraft Accident (loss of No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School Tiger Moth aircraft A17-236 on 20 July 1942), Parafield, 28 July 1942, Aged 23 Years
Buried: North Road Anglican Cemetery, Nailsworth SA
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Horace Hamilton Hunter and Lillian Maude Hunter; husband of Bernice Elaine Hunter, of Prospect
Roll of Honour: Prospect SA
Remembered: Panel 116, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
At 0955 hours on 20 July 1942 Tiger Moth A17-234 was taking off as Tiger Moth A17-236 came in to land. Both aircraft converged at about 100 feet when A17-236 turned steeply to port to avoid a collision, climbed and then stalled and crashed. The crew members of A17-236 were:
Sergeant Colin McDonald Broadfoot (416203) (Pilot)
Leading Aircraftman Ian McIntyre Hunter (417194) (Student Pilot) Seriously injured, Died 28 July 1942
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, 39