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GUPPY, John Flower
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 406452 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 December 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 206 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 31 March 1922 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Isle of Benbecula, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, 6 October 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Nunton Old Churchyard Cemetery, Isle of Benbecula, Scotland Grave Reference: West Wall Border, Nunton Old Churchyard, Nunton, Benbecula, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Perth Department of the Minister for Mines Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 406452 | |
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| 9 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 406452, No. 206 Squadron (RAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
B17 Flying Fortress FL454 of 206SQN RAF was taking off for an anti-submarine sweep when another aircraft taxied onto the runway directly in its path. To avoid a collision the pilot of FL454 lifted the aircraft violently off the ground without adequate take-off speed. It climbed for a short distance but stalled and crashed into the sea off the Isle of Benbecula in the Hebrides Islands, Scotland
Killed were:
Pilot Officer Jack Edmond Delarue 402322 RAAF
Sergeant John Blatch Taplin 407607 RAAF
Sergeant John Flower Guppy 406452 RAAF