Skyhawk A4G (872) was part of a 5-ship flight conducting bombing practice at the Beecroft Head Firing Range, NSW. 872 pulled up off the range and collided with the underside of 870. SBLT Malcolm McCoy (the pilot of 872) was killed, and the aircraft destroyed.
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