Gordon Gwynne Moore 
Death Notes
Died in WWII in a Beaufort bomber crash off the coast of Perth, Western Australia, shortly before he was due to go on leave and get married.
G. was the navigator / bombardier on the plane which crashed due to mechanical failure. Many Beauforts had been crashing due to unknown mechanical failure. On G's plane they were able to radio the cause of the mechanical failure - the ailerons got stuck. As a result all other Beauforts were modified to remedy this problem, and so prevented any further crashes due to this problem.
General Notes
First child.
Known in the family as "G".
Attended Scotch College.
Studied Law at Melbourne University until he enlisted in the RAAF in 1940.
Flew in WWII from 1942 as a bombardier in B-26 Marauders, on "lend-lease" to a USA squadron stationed in Queensland and New Guinea in the Pacific War.
Later he flew as a bombardier in Beaufort bombers with an RAAF squadron stationed in Perrth, and was killed in a plane crash off the coast of Perth. Had the rank of Flying Officer at this time.
Engaged to be married to Lieutenant Louise Barr - daughter of Captain & Mrs Barr of Talbot Crescent, Kooyong. Vic.
G's death was very traumatic to the family. His mother never recovered after this - it tipped her Parkinson's Disease into major decline. G's fiance was deeply wounded by this too.
G's mother Elsie always said that she could cope if he was killed in battle. However G had been transferred to "safe duties" flying Beaufort bombers from Perth because he was due shortly to go on leave and get married. His death from accident not from fighting was much harder for the family to accept.
One good thing came out if this tragedy. Beaufort bombers were crashing a lot and nobody could work out why. However the radio operator on G's plane was able to radio back to base just before the plane hit the water that the aeleron was stuck. As a result this problem was fixed and there were no more Beaufort crashes.
Died childless.
When G was young and living at the family home in Brighton he was great friends with the Demaine family next door, especially Peter.
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