MULLER, Rodney Elmore
| Service Number: | 400006 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Service Flying Training School |
| Born: | St Peters, South Australia, 18 July 1915 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Chemist |
| Died: | Flying Accident, Werribee, Victoria, Australia, 3 October 1940, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Kilda Cemetery, Victoria Independent Plot. Compartment B Grave 0262A |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Municipality of St Peters Citizens Who Have Enlisted Roll of Honour, St Peters All Souls Anglican Church Stained Glass Window WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 28 Apr 1940: | Involvement 400006 | |
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| 28 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Melbourne, VIC | |
| 28 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 400006, No. 1 Service Flying Training School | |
| 28 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 400006 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William Rupert and Vessie Holland Muller, of Cumberland, South Australia.
Killed In Crash
MELBOURNE, Thursday,
Leading Aircraftsman R. E. Muller, of St. Morris, South Australia, a pilot trainee, was killed tonight when his plane crashed near Werribee.
The machine struck high tension wires and caught fire. Muller was flying-solo on night training about 8.55 o'clock. Soldiers at the Werribee racecourse camp heard the engine cut out. Muller was apparently trying to land in a paddock half a mile from the camp when the plane struck the wires.
A fire picket went from the camp to the wreck, but the plane was burning furiously and it was impossible to save the pilot.
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Leading Aircraftman Muller 400006 from Number 1 Service Flying Training School at RAAF Point Cook was killed during a solo flight in Hawker Demon aircraft A1-47 when he struck high tension wires near Werribee in Victoria