John William MCMANUS DFC

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MCMANUS, John William

Service Number:	415349
Enlisted:	14 September 1941
Last Rank:	Flight Lieutenant
Last Unit:	No. 467 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, 2 January 1920
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Civil Servant
Died:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 10 June 1985, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales KK Rose Gdn 9, 0036
Memorials:

World War 2 Service

14 Sep 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 415349
2 Aug 1946:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 415349, No. 467 Squadron (RAAF)

J.W McManus

Biography

After completing his initial pilot training in Australia he was sent to England and continued to train and copilot on Wellingtons, Avro Manchesters and joined

467 Squadron Lancasters on 25th November 1943. In 467 Squadron he flew Lancesters on more than 30 missions over Europe with a number of these missions over Berlin. He was part of the disastrous

raid on Nuremburg on 30 March 1944 in which Bomber Command lost 96 of it’s aircraft in one night. Nine of his sorties were in R5868 S Sugar which flew

137 operational sorties and which now resides in the Royal Aircraft Museum. After his tour of duty in England in 1945 he was sent to America to fly Douglas Dakota C47’s

to Sydney and then from Sydney to Hong Kong. He was demobilised from the RAAF in 1946 and joined QANTAS Airways and flew as a commercial pilot until he retired in 1979.

Citations

Distinguished Flying Cross

‘ Flying Officer McManus has shown outstanding courage and devotion to duty. An excellent pilot, his skill and determination have been largely responsible for the high operational efficiency of his crew.’

1939-45 Star
Aircrew Europe Star
Pacific Star
Denfense Medal
War Medal 1939-45
Australian Serice Medal 1939-45
Bomber Command Clasp

Virtual
War Memorial
Australia