Valetta VX491 sortie is to drop leaflets in Cameron Highlands
area of Malaya and she went down near Tg Malim on 27 August
1957.
4
crews from 55 Coy RASC Dispatchers were survived but RAF crews
have perished in this incident. In this incident, Dvrs Roe and
Moore were injured and stayed behind where Travis and Downes
walked out trying to get some help.
On the same day, Paratroopers were parachutes into the crashed
site where Roe and Moore were evacuated by helicopters but
Travis and Downes were found 2 days later by helicopters. Both
of them were evacuated from the jungle.
MHG will be planned to visit the wreck site.
Air Despatchers
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L/Cpl R A Travis
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Dvrs A M Downes
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Dvrs E Roe
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Dvrs L W Moore
The RAF Valetta crews were :-
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Flight Sergeant Robert Pound ( Pilot )
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Master Navigator J A Tucker ( Navigator )
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Master Signaller Boyatt ( Signaller )
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