Australians in RAF 6/6/44-8/5/45

[BruceMk11]

I'm trying to identify all the Australians in the RAF who served operationally with Fighter Command/ADGB/2nd TAF/100 Group in the UK/Europe during the period indicated. My list thus far...

W/C DFB Sheen (39474): CO 148 Airfield/Wing

W/C William Pitt-Brown (33348): CO 174 Sqn; W/C Flying 121 Wing

W/C George Howden (39738): CO 68 Sqn

S/L JR Cock (40674): 3 Sqn (supernumerary)

S/L FAO Gaze (60096): F/Cdr 610, 41, 616 Sqns

S/L HB Martin (68795): F/Cdr 515 Sqn

F/L JD Peterkin (77123): 141 Sqn (pilot)

Not sure if Sheen was doing any operational flying during this period, so feel free to enlighten me. Also, I'm not sure if Pitt-Brown identified himself as Australian, but he was Australian-born and had an Aussie father.

Any help would be appreciated.

Bruce

[Laurent Rizzotti]

I think you are just at the start of your search. Here are some Australian airmen that were lost flying fighters over Europe in summer 1944:

Nom Service Number Aircraft Serial Place Date
OXLADE, Arthur Geoffrey - (Squadron Leader) 400733 Mosquito NZ897 Gueures, France 06/06/1944
HOWARD, George John - (Flight Sergeant) 420883 Typhoon JP604 Caen, France 06/06/1944
ROBERTS, Alfred Ernest - (Flying Officer) 409775 Typhoon M454 Frenouville, France 06/06/1944
ROGGENKAMP, Neil - (Warrant Officer) 414598 Mustang FX959 near Bernay, France 07/06/1944
STOKES, Gordon Jeffrey - (Warrant Officer) 412747 Typhoon LK863 Calvados, France 07/06/1944
KAIRTON, Donald Bernham - (Warrant Officer) 414694 Mustang F882 Gue De La Chaine, France 14/06/1944
SAINT-SMITH, James Alexander - (Flying Officer) 403380 Mosquito DZ516 Vaulx, France 29/06/1944
MILLER, Graeme Morrison - (Flight Sergeant) 422227 Mosquito MN423 Menil-Hubert-Sur-Orne, France 08/08/1944
WALLACE-WELLS, Hugh Graham - (Warrant Officer) 32266 Spitfire NH201 France 17/08/1944
GILBERT, Ronald Desmond - (Warrant Officer) 413188 Typhoon Vimoutiers, Normandy, France 19/08/1944
FROST, John Thomas Naldrett - (Pilot Officer) 412514 Typhoon MN719 Vimoutiers, France 20/08/1944

Details given above are from their "casualty and repatration (sp?)" files. The list is not exhaustive....

[Allan125]

Hello Bruce

You have a very large search to find all Australians who served in the RAF between D-Day and VE-Day - and although you have not mentioned Australians in the RAAF serving in RAF or RAAF units a good source would be the book "Defeat to Victory" the story of 453 Squadron RAAF - written by John Bennett - part of the RAAF Museum Heritage series ISBN 0642197857 - Published 1994.

Hope this helps

Allan

[BruceMk11]

Thanks for your efforts Laurent, but your list is of RAAF aircrew serving with RAF and RAAF squadrons, whereas I'm after Australian aircrew enlisted in the RAF serving with RAF or RAAF units. I hope you can understand the distinction!

Allan: there is a file at the NAA that lists RAAF aircrew serving with RAF squadrons during the period indicated, which was the feature of a previous thread.

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=30425

Cheers,

Bruce

[Nick Hector]

Hi Bruce,

Feel free to use the listing I sent you. Do a CTRL-F search of the keyword "Australian" from 6.6.44 onward.

Nick

[Alain57]

Hello Gents ,

Here two RAAF fighter pilots killed over Belgium :

10/11/1944
Nieuwerkerken
Typhoon IB
JP-937
247Sqn
P/O Osborne William W 430047 RAAF (KIA)
Born in Melbourne 20/02/1922


14/01/1945
Hundelgem
Spitfire XIV
SM-333
451Sdn
F/L Wallis John Desmond ( KIA ) RAAF 408541
Black Rock Vic 23/11/1921


Regards

Alain57

Originally Posted by Laurent Rizzotti

I think you are just at the start of your search. Here are some Australian airmen that were lost flying fighters over Europe in summer 1944:

Nom Service Number Aircraft Serial Place Date
OXLADE, Arthur Geoffrey - (Squadron Leader) 400733 Mosquito NZ897 Gueures, France 06/06/1944
HOWARD, George John - (Flight Sergeant) 420883 Typhoon JP604 Caen, France 06/06/1944
ROBERTS, Alfred Ernest - (Flying Officer) 409775 Typhoon M454 Frenouville, France 06/06/1944
ROGGENKAMP, Neil - (Warrant Officer) 414598 Mustang FX959 near Bernay, France 07/06/1944
STOKES, Gordon Jeffrey - (Warrant Officer) 412747 Typhoon LK863 Calvados, France 07/06/1944
KAIRTON, Donald Bernham - (Warrant Officer) 414694 Mustang F882 Gue De La Chaine, France 14/06/1944
SAINT-SMITH, James Alexander - (Flying Officer) 403380 Mosquito DZ516 Vaulx, France 29/06/1944
MILLER, Graeme Morrison - (Flight Sergeant) 422227 Mosquito MN423 Menil-Hubert-Sur-Orne, France 08/08/1944
WALLACE-WELLS, Hugh Graham - (Warrant Officer) 32266 Spitfire NH201 France 17/08/1944
GILBERT, Ronald Desmond - (Warrant Officer) 413188 Typhoon Vimoutiers, Normandy, France 19/08/1944
FROST, John Thomas Naldrett - (Pilot Officer) 412514 Typhoon MN719 Vimoutiers, France 20/08/1944

Details given above are from their "casualty and repatration (sp?)" files. The list is not exhaustive....

Roggenkamp, Neil survived and was assisted by the resistance, returned to Australia and led a full life. Neil passed away today at the age of 92

[berkyboy]

"Thanks for your efforts Laurent, but your list is of RAAF aircrew serving with RAF and RAAF squadrons, whereas I'm after Australian aircrew enlisted in the RAF serving with RAF or RAAF units. I hope you can understand the distinction!"

I too am a bit confused-I take it you are not interested in enlisted RAAF aircrew, serving with the RAF (under the Empire Training Scheme) and flying with the RAF squadrons.
berkyboy

[edwest]

May I suggest this book:


http://www.schifferbooks.com/newschi...=9780764342707




Usual disclaimer,
Ed

[BruceMk11]

Thanks for the responses and suggestions. I'll keep an eye out for those books.

I have a few more names, and will add these as time permits. Here's a start:

S/L JHM Chisholm (39652): F/Cdr 157 Sqn

www.swannington-norfolk.co.uk/index-page16.html

Cheers,

Bruce