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BLACK, John Couper
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 470 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 January 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Squadron Leader |
| Last Unit: | No. 31 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 29 March 1920 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Sydney New South Wales, Australia, 27 July 1983, aged 63 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 16 Jan 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 470 | |
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| 20 Nov 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 470, No. 30 Squadron (RAAF), Buna / Gona / Sanananda "The Battle of the Beachheads" - Papua, Noemfoor & Morotai New Guinea 9 Sorties, 32.5 Operational Hours Flying plus 16 other hours. | |
| 26 Dec 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 470, No. 31 Squadron (RAAF), Borneo - Operation Oboe July - August 1945, Morotai & Tarakan 31 Operational Sorties 137.15 Operational Hours flown 70.30 Other flying hours | |
| 5 Nov 1945: | Honoured Australia Service Medal 1939-1945 | |
| 8 Nov 1945: | Discharged | |
| 8 Nov 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 470, No. 31 Squadron (RAAF) |
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