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QUINN, Mel Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 412688 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 24 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 18 June 1922 |
| Home Town: | West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aircraft accident, Lubeck, Germany, 22 March 1949, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hamburg Cemetery, Germany |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
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| 20 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 412688 | |
| 8 Aug 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 412688, HQ (RAF) Burma |
Peacekeeping Service
| 14 Sep 1947: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 412688, No. 24 Squadron (RAF) |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flight Lieutenant Mel Joseph Quinn of 24 Squadron RAF was killed when Dakota KJ970 crashed near RAF Station Lubeck in Germany after leaving Gatow airfield in Berlin during the Berlin blockade