This was an interesting event. RAAF Vs FAA LEUT J. R. Bluett - TopicsExpress



          

This was an interesting event. RAAF Vs FAA LEUT J. R. Bluett and LEUT P. McNay, (of 805 Squadron, RAN Fleet Air Arm), shot down a pilotless Auster aircraft, three miles to seaward off Sydney. The aircraft took off without its pilot from Bankstown Airfield, and flew over Sydney for two hours. Bluett and McNay, flying Sea Furies, fired a burst each into the Auster, which crashed in flames into the sea. RAAF failed to shoot down runaway aircraft over Sydney - Air Power ... airpower.airforce.gov.au/HistoryRecord/HistoryRecordDetail.aspx?rid=650 A RAAF Wirraway trainer from Richmond tried to shoot the Auster down ... to it by a pair of Sea Furies from 805 Naval Air Squadron at Nowra at about 11.35 am.
Posted on: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:12:22 +0000

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