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

[BruceMk11]

Finally, here's the others:

S/L Charles Brian Best (41366): 515 Sqn (KIA 16/9/44) For more information: http://genforum.genealogy.com/best/messages/2446.html

F/O Anthony Bethune Ewart Rutherford (174074), DFC: 182 Sqn (killed a/c accident 10/11/44)

F/O Roy David Austen Smith (164845): 41 Sqn http://brew.clients.ch/PilotsS.htm#SMITH4

P/O Russell Percy Townsend (187921): 175 Sqn http://www.regimental-art.com/signat...Signature=1213

F/L Peter Greville Kaye Williamson (107239), DFC & bar: 219 Sqn
http://www.acesofww2.com/australia/williamson

No doubt there were a few others, but this is a start.

Thanks to AUS_RAAF (aka Drew) for behind the scenes assistance!

Bruce

[BruceMk11]

F/L Roy Stewart Royston (151696): 609 Sqn

http://www.609wrsquadron.co.uk/Archi...%20Royston.pdf

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

[BruceMk11]

F/L Douglas Charles Eva (147195), DFC: 165 Sqn

A relative recently provided further details about Doug Eva: he was Australian by birth; served in the UK, Malta (1435 Sqn), and North Africa; and was killed in a light a/c while working for the UN in Tanzania in 12/80.

[REDCAP50]

Hello Bruce,

Another Australian Pilot KIA:

P/O (Aus401553) William Searl VALE (pilot) RAAF 157 sqn Swannington
Crashplace: Drieslinter (Belgium) on the Night 06/07 october 1944 :
The aircraft was on a night-fighter sortie to Bremen and Dortmund
Mosquito MM678-RS A

regards
Redcap50

[BruceMk11]

Cosmick59: Sorry, I somehow missed your post. Thanks for your tribute to Neil Roggenkamp.

Redcap50: Thanks for that info re the loss of Bill Vale.

But just a reminder that this thread is primarily concerning Australians enlisted in the Royal Air Force, and on ops with 2nd TAF, Fighter Command/ADGB, 100 Group, during the period indicated, not Royal Australian Air Force members serving in RAF units.

I hope you can appreciate the difference!

[REDCAP50]

Bruce,


I have sent you a private message;

Regards

redcap50