BLACKBURN, Allen Martin
| Service Number: | 401362 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1941, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 457 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 16 October 1920 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Physical Culture Instructor |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 29 September 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria C of E Plot Compartment ZB Grave 791 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Cricket Club WW2 Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 401362 | |
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| 2 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 401362, No. 457 Squadron (RAAF), Melbourne, Vic. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Wirraway aircraft A20-40 from Number 457 Squadron crashed near Sackville, NSW killing Flight Sergeant Edwin Ray Bassett 400268 (Sydney War Cemetery) and Sergeant Allan Martin Blackburn 401362 (Brighton Cemetery, Victoria)
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Moses William BLACKBURN, 16 Cowderoy Street, St. Kilda, Vic.
Two airmen were killed during a training flight on Tuesday, when an aircraft from a RAAF station in NSW crashed into the Hawkesbury river near Windsor, after hitting some telephone wires. They were Flight Sgt Edwin Bay Basset, aged 21, single, of Oaklelgh' (Vic.), pilot; and Sgt Allan Martin Blackburn, aged 21. single, of St. Kilda. The aircraft was totally destroyed.
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