Three members of 723 Squadron, Lieutenant P.C. Ward, Petty Officer D.J. Sanderson and Naval Airman Mechanic Airframes and Engines (NAMAE) R.K. Smith, were lost when their Iroquois crashed over the cliff at Beecroft Head Firing Range and fell into the sea while on a range clearing flight.
Australian Naval History on 5 June 1968
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