LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Lance Alexander McNAMARA
Service No: 439490
Born: Marrickville NSW, 6 May 1925
Enlisted in the RAAF: 3 July 1943
Unit: No. 5 Service Flying Training School, Uranquinty NSW
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 5 Service Flying Training School Wirraway aircraft A20-452), south of Forbes NSW, 18 April 1944, Aged 18 Years
Buried: Parkes General Cemetery, NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Walter and Annie Louisa McNamara, of Moree
Roll of Honour: Moree NSW
Remembered: Panel 116, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
At 1130 hours on 18 April 1944, Wirraway A20-452 crashed south of Forbes, New South Wales, and the crew of two was killed. The aircraft was on a triangular cross country navigation exercise at medium level.
The crew members of A20-452 were:
Leading Aircraftman Lance Alexander McNamara (439490) (Trainee Pilot navigating)
Leading Aircraftman Arthur Edward Williams (439507) (Trainee Pilot)
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/26/422; A9845, 194