Low-level turn back attempt leads to crash

[AnotherFSO]

A historical one at South Grafton, NSW, Australia, reported in the Sydney Morning Herald, 6 September 1937. Does anyone have any idea what the aircraft type might have been?

And although the Aussie Grafton is a long way from Scotland, I wonder if the Alex Mackie in question could have been the same one who was shot down in Malta in 1942, or just a coincidence with the names?

https://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=91558

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/may/01/featuresreviews.guardianreview6


https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/340x1424/50_foot_crash_smh_19370906_8464abce984d30f4ea7ccfc27b503e000 a273562.jpg

[Noyade]

Does anyone have any idea what the aircraft type might have been?

G'day AnotherFSO. I believe it's the home-built Shipman Monoplane No.2


https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/673x216/capture_c3879fdc794861e76761fec2a8d24a5061e1fb6c.png


or just a coincidence with the names?

Coincidence. The Oz Mackie was an electrical contractor from South Grafton and had recently completed his A-Licence. Both Shipman and Mackie were in Sydney during the war.

[AnotherFSO]

Brilliant, thanks Noyade!