RAAF Pilots

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RAAF Pilots

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I have a nice old book of the RAAF over Europe in WWII, it was printed in 1946. I've decided to trawl through it to try to bump up the RAAF pilot numbers - Ron has 36, which is patently not good enough...

Here are the pilots appropriate to the 1943 campaign I have found so far. I'm about halfway done... I know he'll have some already...

There's a couple of Observers/Navigatiors/Aimers but they are all noted...

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W/C G. "Peter" Panitz 29/10/1943 No. 456 Pilot (DFC)
 F/L R. S. Williams 29/10/1943 No. 456 Ob (DFC)
 S/L K.M.Barclay 28-Sep-43 No. 453 Relinquished Command
 S/L D.G.Andrews 28-Sep-43 No. 453 Assumed Command
 S/L D.G.Andrews 15-Aug-43 No. 453 Combat with FW190's (no idea of rank on day)
 S/L D.G.Andrews 8/10/1943 No. 453 Combat with Me.110's
 F/O P.V. McDade 8/10/1943 No. 453 Combat with Me.110's
 P/O C.R. Leith 8/10/1943 No. 453 Combat with Me.110's
 F/O R.H.S. Ewins 8/10/1943 No. 453 Combat with Me.110's
 F/O A. E. Kell 12/11/1944 ? Attack on Tirpitz
 F/L Bruce A. Buckham 12/11/1944 No. 463 Attack on Tirpitz (RAAF movie Aircraft)
 S/L French Smith Sep, 1944 ? PFF Master Bomber attack
 S/L Peter Swan 12/09/1944 ? PFF Master Bomber (not the same as above)
 S/L H. F. Slade 28/07/1944 ? PFF Attack
 F/L H. B. Martin 15/09/1943 No. 617 Pilot Dortmund Ems Canal Attack (w/ 12000lbs bombs!) (Australian, but RAF Pilot)
 F/L D. J. Shannon 15/09/1943 No. 617 Pilot Dortmund Ems Canal Attack (w/ 12000lbs bombs!)
 F/L R.C Hay 15/09/1943 No. 617 Bomb Aimer
 P/O L. G. Knight 15/09/1943 No. 617 Pilot Dortmund Ems Canal Attack (w/ 12000lbs bombs!)
 F/S W. A. Watson 22/10/1943 No. 460 Pilot, "G for George"
 F/O J. A. Critchley ? Sometime in mid/late 44 No. 460 Pilot, "G for George" final Op
 P/O T. N. Williams 13/04/1944 No. 467 Pilot, "S for Sugar" 100th op
 G/C Edwards (VC) 23/08/1943 ? Pilot that night, but seems to have been a station commander at the time
 
 
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Come on Aussie, Come on, Come on...

Not doing too bad here...

This is Ron's list...

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| 4088 | A. Ian McRitchie | 911 | 464 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 2003 | A. Wattle Clare | 863 | 453 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 2008 | A.C. Rawlinson | 964 | 3 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 1275 | A.W. Barr | 964 | 3 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 2449 | Basil Embry | 911 | 464 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 2943 | Basil Howard | 761 | 456 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 1260 | C.E. Martin | 708 | 460 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 2451 | C.E.S. Patterson | 911 | 464 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 2001 | D.H. Hamilton | 863 | 453 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 2010 | D.H. McBurnie | 973 | 450 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 1985 | G. Panitz | 761 | 456 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 2009 | G.H. Steege | 973 | 450 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 978 | G.H.F. Plinston | 964 | 3 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 441 | G.L. Howitt | 761 | 456 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 1002 | George Howden | 761 | 456 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 1117 | J. Paine | 977 | 451 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 3171 | J.H. Whitting | 898 | 467 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 2007 | J.R. Perrin | 964 | 3 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 1113 | John Phillip Bartle | 973 | 450 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 2004 | John Renyold Cock | 964 | 3 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 1064 | K.M. Barclay | 863 | 453 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 2000 | K.M. Hampshire | 761 | 456 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 3168 | Keith A. Roediger | 761 | 456 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 5145 | Lance Happy Ahern | 977 | 451 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 442 | M.J. Gloster | 761 | 456 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 2448 | Meakin | 911 | 464 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 1999 | R.B. Cowper | 761 | 456 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 2002 | R.D. Vanderfield | 863 | 453 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 1279 | R.H.M. Gibbes | 973 | 450 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 2005 | R.L. Gordon | 964 | 3 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 5146 | Rex Howard Bayly | 977 | 451 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 2681 | Steve Ford | 863 | 453 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 2452 | Villiers | 911 | 464 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 2006 | W.H.A. Mailey | 964 | 3 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 2011 | W.S. Arthur | 964 | 3 RAAF Squadron | Australian |
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| 2450 | Wilson | 911 | 464 RAAF Squadron | Australian |

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Try to give me full names please
 
I have a list of Aces I have not added in yet
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mah book has only the initials, mostly...
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Harley here might be some helpful links - used these in doing some of the CHS leader stuff for WITP.

http://www.awm.gov.au/units/ww2.asp
http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-air ... istory.htm
http://jpgleize.club.fr/aces/ww2.htm
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The 617 pilots...

David SHANNON

Les KNIGHT

Harold "Mick" MARTIN
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okay 3 added to 617 (but will show up as of now as GB)
 
will add in the 3 named up top, but will add all to 463 unless we get more details on them
 
 
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Have a look at the following links for RAAF Official Histories. All service personnel mentioned in the text have their details listed in the footnotes.

Volume III – Air War Against Germany and Italy, 1939–1943

Volume IV – Air Power Over Europe, 1944–1945
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