HMAS SYDNEY, (aircraft carrier), suffered her second pilot loss when SBLT R. R. Sinclair was killed. His Sea Fury was hit by flak north-west of Chinnampo, and he bailed out, however he struck the tail of the aircraft in doing so. A rescue mission was mounted, but the helicopter crew found him to be dead when they arrived on the scene.
Australian Naval History on 7 December 1951
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