MITCHELL, Frederick Arthur
| Service Number: | 416359 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Gawler, South Australia, 10 February 1919 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Scotch College, Adelaide |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Tolga, Queensland, Australia, Tolga, Atherton Tableland, Queensland, Australia, 4 May 1944, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Atherton War Cemetery, Queensland B.A.7., Atherton War Cemetery, Atherton, Atherton Tableland, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gawler Council WW2 Honour Roll, Maryborough No. 3 Wireless Air Gunners' School Memorial Wall, Maryborough Staff Pilots No. 3 Wireless Air Gunners' School RAAF Honour Board, Torrens Park Scotch College WW2 Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 24 May 1941: | Involvement Flying Officer, 416359 | |
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| 24 May 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 24 May 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 416359 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Ernest Albert and Eva Amelia Mitchell; husband of Lillian Jean Mitchell, of College Park, South Australia.
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Flying Officer Percy Thomas Jeffery 205655 (Wireless Operator / Observer) and Flying Officer Frederick Arthur Mitchell 416359 (Pilot) of Number 5 Squadron were killed when Wirraway A20-513 crashed in the Tolga area, far north Queensland while on a familiarisation flight.
An eye-witness stated "...the engine cut-out, the aircraft wobbled several times and then spun to earth."
Army Padre Hall from the 2/6th Australian General Hospital at Rocky Creek conducted their funeral Service.
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