STOECKEL, Oswald Ian Hamilton
| Service Number: | 417529 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 May 1942, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | 9 Advanced Flying Unit |
| Born: | Gawler, South Australia, Australia, 25 April 1923 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Operational Flying Accident, United Kingdom, 6 November 1943, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Edwardstown Stoeckel Memorial, Gawler Council WW2 Honour Roll, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Renmark District Roll of Honour WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 23 May 1942: | Involvement Flying Officer, 417529 | |
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| 23 May 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 23 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 417529, 9 Advanced Flying Unit, Adelaide, SA | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Keith Harrison
Many Burra folk will learn with regret of the death of Flying-Officer Ian Stoeckel, who has been reported killed in action in air operations in England. Ian was well and favorably known here and was prior to his enlistment, a member of the staff of the local branch of the National Bank. He also associated himself with sport and other matters, and was well liked by everyone with whom he came in contact. He was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Stoeckel. of Glandore.
Burra Record (SA), 16 November 1943.
On the 6th November 1943, Wellington X3637 took off from RAF Lichfield at 1940 hours, detailed to carry out an evening navigation detail. At approximately 2000 hours, while flying just below the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, the aircraft hit Stirling R 9192 of No. 1652 Heavy Conversion Unit. Out of control the Wellington crashed at Raden Stock Farm, Little Walden some two miles from Saffron Walden, Essex. All the crew on X3637 were killed, while the Stirling aircraft although damaged managed to return to its base.
Source: WA Aviation Musem https://aviationmuseumwa.org.au/afcraaf-roll/stoeckel-oswald-ian-417529/ (aviationmuseumwa.org.au)
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