Royal Navy pilot David Eagles farewells mates lost in Jervis Bay accident 64 years ago

Robert Crawford
Updated March 12 2020 - 10:43am, first published March 10 2020 - 10:30am
THANKS: Former Royal Navy pilot David Eagles with North Nowra man Greg Stubbs over the spot in Jervis Bay where he "parked" his Fairey 'Firefly' in 1956 after a mid-air collision that killed two of his fellow flyers.
THANKS: Former Royal Navy pilot David Eagles with North Nowra man Greg Stubbs over the spot in Jervis Bay where he "parked" his Fairey 'Firefly' in 1956 after a mid-air collision that killed two of his fellow flyers.

Sixty-four years after ditching his navy Fairey 'Firefly' anti-submarine aircraft into Jervis Bay after a mid-air collision that killed two of his comrades, 84-year-old David Eagles has made an emotional return to the Shoalhaven.

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Robert Crawford

Robert Crawford

Senior Journalist

Robert Crawford is a senior journalist at the South Coast Register, for Australian Community Media . Everyone's got a story, what's yours? Email robert.crawford@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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