FATES OF 452 SQN PILOTS

[Nick Hector]

Ian Milne settled back in Wirrabarra, South Australia (about three quarters of an hour from where I was born) and died in the 80s, I believe. He was one of about 3 brothers and the only one of them to survive. The entry below deals with the death of one of them:

4.7.43/0129 Siegfried Wandam of 1/NJG 5 shot down Halifax HR673/TL-B of 35 "Madras Presidency" sqn. Sgt. Donald Harold Milne (Australian, from Wirrabarra) and crew all KIA

I think the other was KIA with the infantry in North Africa, but I can't be certain, sorry.

He was famous throughout my area as being 'the local spitfire pilot'

Nick

[Nick Hector]

As for Andrew Costello:

5.7.41. 1/NJG 2 Peter Laufs Spitfire (claimed either as a Battle or a Defiant)
P8085 of 452 sqn, RAAF. Sgt. Andrew Gordon Costello KIA

Nick

[Chris Goss]

Thanks for this Nick

[Col Bruggy]

Chris/Nick,

Re: the Milne brothers.

Ian's eldest brother, AUS407091 Sgt Angus MILNE RAAF, was lost when No.51 Sqn Whitley V Z6811, failed to return from raiding Cologne on 18/19 August, 1941 (BCL2/122).

Col.

[Nick Hector]

Col,

Many thanks. I think you have shown my memory (or someone else's) of local legend to be faulty with regards to one of the brothers being KIA with the infantry in North Africa.

Z6811 was I/NJG 1 Wilhelm Dimter's claim at 0228 on 19.8.41.

Nick

[Col Bruggy]

Nick,

Prior to his loss on 3/4 July, 1943, AUS416596 Sgt Donald Harold MILNE RAAF returning from Krefeld on 21/22 June, 1943, had to ditch No.35 Sqn Halifax II BB368 30m E of Cromer. There were no injuries, and all were later picked up (BCL4/192).

Col.

[udf_00]

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au

Undigitised files :
COX, Keith Kipling - (Flying Officer); Service Number - 400141; File type - Casualty - Repatriation; Aircraft - Spitfire 5B AR448; Place - Croydon, United Kingdom; Date - 23 January 1944
MAKIN PAUL ST JOHN : Service Number - 287473 : Date of birth - 22 Oct 1920 : Place of birth - Unknown : Place of enlistment - Unknown : Next of Kin - Unknown

Digitised files :
ST JOHN MAKIN, Paul - (Flight Lieutenant); Service Number - 116507; File type - Casualty - Repatriation; Aircraft - Spitfire BS 193; Place - not known, Australia; Date - 6 July 1943

COX KEITH KIPLING : Service Number - 400141 : Date of birth - 17 Aug 1914 : Place of birth - MELBOURNE VIC : Place of enlistment - MELBOURNE : Next of Kin - COX LEW

MILNE, Ian Arthur Lace - (Warrant Officer); Service Number - 407078; File type - Casualty - Repatriation; Place - unknown; Western Europe; Date - 20 September 1941
MILNE IAN ARTHUR LACE : Service Number - 407078 : Date of Birth - 4 Aug 1915 : Place of Birth - WIRRABARA SA : Place of Enlistment - ADELAIDE : Next of Kin - MILNE ARTHUR

MCCANN FREDERICK REVIS : Service Number - 402129 : Date of birth - 21 Mar 1916 : Place of birth - HOBART TAS : Place of enlistment - SYDNEY : Next of Kin - MCCANN FRANCIS

HANIGAN James Neate- (Sergeant); Service Number - 402120; File type - Casualty - Repatriation; Aircraft - Spitfire; Place - England; Date - 7 September 1941
HANIGAN JAMES NEATE : Service Number - 402120 : Date of birth - 27 Sep 1917 : Place of birth - HURSTVILLE NSW : Place of enlistment - SYDNEY : Next of Kin - HANIGAN AMY

COSTELLO Andrew Gordon - (Sergeant); Service Number - 404086; File type - Casualty - Repatriation; Place - near Louth Lincolnshire, United Kingdom; Date - 5 July 1941
COSTELLO ANDREW GORDON : Service Number - 404086 : Date of birth - 24 Apr 1918 : Place of birth - CHARTERS TOWERS QLD : Place of enlistment - BRISBANE QLD : Next of Kin - COSTELLO QUIRK

Makin, Milne (POW 20 SEP 1941) & Mc Cann survived the war.