Vale - Maxwell COOMBE, A217437, Signaller ....
RAAF Airman Aircrew ~ Simply The Best ....
Boeing Globemaster C17-A ~ 36 Squadron ....
Alenia Spartan C-27J ~ 35 Squadron ....
Airbus A330 ~ 33 Squadron ....
Boeing 707-338C ~ 33 Squadron ....
Boeing E-7A Hawkeye ~ 2 Squadron ....
Lockheed Hercules C-130J ~ 37 Squadron ....
Lockheed Hercules C-130H ~ 36 Squadron ....
Lockheed Hercules C-130E ~ 37 Squadron ....
Lockheed Hercules C-130A ~ 36 Squadron ....
Pacific Aerospace CT4 ~ 1 Flying Training School ....
Bombardia Challenger CL604 ~ 34 Squadron ....
Beechcraft King Air 350 ~ 32 Squadron ....
BAC1-11 ~ 34 Squadron ....
Boeing 737 ~ 34 Squadron ....
Bell Iroquois UH-1H ~ 9 Squadron ....
De Havilland Caribou DHC-4 ~ 38 Squadron ....
Boeing Chinook CH-47 ~ 12 Squadron ....
Lockheed Orion P3 ~ 11 Squadron ....
Sikorski Blackhawk UH-60 ~ 9 Squadron ....
Douglas DC3 ~ Aircraft Research and Development Unit ....
Pilatus PC9 ~ 2 Flying Training School ....
Aermacchi MB-326H ~ Roulettes ....
  
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Maxwell Coombe was tagically killed on 19 March, 1957 in an aircraft crash during routine night circuits and landings at RAAF Station, Canberra, ACT. Maxwell was 19 years old. On the 4th ascent, Dakota A65-112 suffered a catastrophic failure in the constant speed unit on the port engine causing a runaway airscrew. Faced with mountainous terrain, the Dakota rolled, stalled, then crashed, exploding on impact inside the Duntroon Military College. All four crew died, they were, First Pilot FLGOFF Hector Neil Macdonald, Co-Pilot FSGT Noel Charlton, Navigator SGT Ian Mackrill and Signaller SGT Maxwell Coombe. A memorial dedicated to the airmen was erected by Duntroon staff in November 2009. Information supplied by FSGT Charlton’s daughter, Kim Best, email – kimbest@dodo.com.au
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