▁this ▁time , ▁B ren nan ▁related ▁his ▁previous ▁combat ▁experiences ▁to ▁fellow ▁pil ots , ▁however ▁his ▁command ing ▁officer , ▁Squadron ▁Le ader ▁Alan ▁Raw lin son , ▁noted ▁that ▁B ren nan ▁appeared ▁" stra ined ▁and ▁tired ". ▁An ▁advance ▁party ▁of ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁Good en ough ▁Island ▁that ▁month , ▁while ▁the ▁pil ots ▁followed ▁during ▁June . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁pil ots ▁of ▁No .   7 9 ▁Squadron ▁continued ▁on ▁their ▁journey ▁north , ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁Gar but t ▁air field ▁in ▁Queensland . ▁At ▁approximately ▁ 1 4 : 0 0 , ▁B ren nan ▁land ed ▁his ▁Sp it fire ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁tur bul ence ▁of ▁the ▁aircraft ▁ahead ▁of ▁himself ▁and ▁touched ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁run way . ▁B ren nan ▁was ▁informed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁cutting ▁in ▁on ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁the ▁Sp it fire ▁following ▁him , ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁run way . ▁B ren nan ▁land ed ▁his ▁aircraft ▁short , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁his ▁landing ▁run ▁turned ▁across ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁Sp it fire . ▁In ▁the ▁en su ing ▁collision , ▁B ren nan ▁sust ained ▁severe ▁inj uries ▁and ▁was ▁r ushed ▁to ▁hospital ; ▁he ▁died ▁before ▁arrival . ▁Descri bed ▁as ▁one ▁with ▁" an ▁easy - going ▁nature , ▁an ▁eng