TV veteran Nick Beaney dies six weeks after working on the plane that crashed in Port Phillip Bay and killed two

The trauma of a horror plane crash in Victoria that rocked the television world is believed to have contributed to the death of a second beloved cameraman.

Nick Beaney, 61, was working with colleague James Rose and Jetworks Aviation pilot Stephen Gale before the fatal crash in Port Phillip Bay on November 19.

It is understood that Mr Beaney had been on board the Viper S-211 Marchetti aircraft earlier in the day to film the cockpit before exiting and Mr Rose taking over.

He later saw the former military jet collide in mid-air with a second plane over the water near Melbourne.

The bodies of Mr Rose, 30, and Mr Gale, 56, were found in the wreckage of the plane on November 21.

Mr Beaney had worked aboard the plane that later crashed, killing his colleague James Rose and pilot Stephen Gale (pictured, the search for the wreckage)

Mr Beaney, 61, died on December 28, six weeks after the crash, after suffering an aneurysm.

His wife, Siobhan, believes the stress of the crash contributed to his death.

Mr Beaney had known Mr Rose “since birth” because he was friends with his father, David Rose, who had worked together in the Seven newsroom about 40 years ago.

‘Nick found it extremely stressful after the crash. It was very difficult for him and for our good friend,” Mrs Beaney told the newspaper Herald Sun on Thursday.

Mr Beaney was charged with the responsibility of telling David Rose about his son’s death after the crash.

“If he had had to call me and tell me my son had died, it would have weighed very heavily on him,” David said, adding that he considered Mr Beaney a “good friend”.

The flight killed James Rose (above), the son of Mr Beaney’s close friend David Rose, and Mr Beaney was tasked with breaking the news to David.

The bodies of Mr Rose and Mr Gale (above) were found in the wreckage of the plane on November 21

At Mr Beaney’s memorial service last week, Mrs Beaney said the couple would have celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary this month.

Mr Beaney started his media career in the mailroom at Seven in the 1980s, where he met his future wife Siobhan, who worked in the programming department.

The couple had two sons, Angus and Edward, both of whom remember their father fondly.

Edward followed in his father’s footsteps and studied film.

He said he will remember it “every time I pick up a camera.”

“Knowing that Dad will never be in his garage trying out his new equipment breaks my heart and makes me wish I spent more time there with him,” he said.

Mr Beaney (pictured with his wife and sons, Angus and Edward) was due to celebrate his 30th wedding anniversary this month

Angus said his father “was always there” and he will miss playing chess and pool with him, their favorite games.

Police and ATSB investigations into the crash continue.

The pilot of the second plane was uninjured and managed to fly back to Essendon Airport.