Robert Henry ALTOFT

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ALTOFT, Robert Henry

Service Number:	425478
Enlisted:	28 March 1942
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	No. 450 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 20 May 1922
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	French Polisher and Police Cadet
Died:	Flying Battle, Naples, Italy, 29 May 1944, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Minturno War Cemetery, Italy Pl t 1V, Row C, Grave 2 Roll of Honour Brisbane.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 450 Squadron R.A.A.F. Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flying Officer, 425478
28 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Brisbane, Queensland
28 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 425478, No. 450 Squadron (RAAF)

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Biography

His plane was a Kittyhawk 4 P40. Lost while strafing enemy tanks. It appeared that Kittyhawk 4 P40 collided with another allied plane and both plane crashed to ground approximately 7 1/2 miles south west of San Angelo . There was insufficient height for either pilots to parachute to safety. 450 Squadron

Rank - Flying Officer

Son of Clarence Henry and Susana Altoft; husband of Thelma Gloria Altoft of Buranda, Queensland, Australia. Later remarried known as Gatehouse,

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