Ralph Langley ERSKINE

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ERSKINE, Ralph Langley

Service Number:	419119
Enlisted:	14 July 1942
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	No. 1 Aircraft Performance Unit
Born:	Kew, Victoria, Australia, 7 June 1924
Home Town:	Box Hill, Whitehorse, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Apprentice Plumber
Died:	Aircraft accident, Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia, 25 May 1944, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Springvale War Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria 1.R.B.5
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flying Officer, 419119
14 Jul 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, No. 1 Aircraft Performance Unit
14 Jul 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 419119

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Son of James and Effie Furner Erskine of Box Hill, Victoria

RAAF Vultee Vengeance aircraft A27-49 from Number 1 Aircraft Performance Unit Laverton crashed near Whittlesea, Victoria (Vultee Vengeance aircraft A27-92 was also lost on this mission) - all onboard were killed:

Flying Officer Ralph Langley Erskine 419119

Flying Officer Kenneth Alexander Wood 419363

Sergeant Philip West 41360 (passenger)

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