LEST WE FORGET
Flight Sergeant John Kevin O’SULLIVAN
Service No: 403950
Born: Sydney NSW, 26 August 1919
Enlisted in the RAAF: 31 March 1941
Unit: No. 4 Operational Training Unit, RAAF Williamtown, NSW
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 4 Operational Training Unit Vengeance aircraft A27-26), off Williamtown, 5 October 1943, Aged 24 Years
Buried: Unrecovered
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Roger Florence and Mary Alice O’Sullivan, of Clovelly, New South Wales.
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 6, Sydney Memorial, Rookwood NSW
Remembered: Panel 112, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 5 October 1943 Vultee Vengeance A27-26 crashed into the sea about 3.5 kms off coast near Williamtown. The aircraft crashed during a dive bombing exercise with the cause of the accident undetermined.
The crew members of A27-26 were:
Flight Sergeant John Kevin O’Sullivan (403950) (Pilot)
Pilot Officer Gordon Park Woods (415295) (Navigator)
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, 218