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HARBOTTLE, Phillip Grant Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 408012 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 5 June 1916 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Marburg, Queensland, Australia, 12 July 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ipswich General Cemetery, Qld Row C Grave 2, Ipswich General Cemetery, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hutchins School WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 408012 |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flying Officer Harbottle 408012 RAAF was killed when Kittyhawk P-40E A29-13 of Number 75 Squadron RAAF crashed 4 miles west of Marburg, Queensland when the aircraft failed to recover from a dive.
Kittyhawk A29-13 had been involved in an earlier crash at Garbutt Airfield in Townsville on 18 March 1942 and was sent to 75SQN after repairs at 5AD
Flying Officer Harbottle was the son of Major Frank Harbottle DSO and Olive Grant Burn Harbottle of Hobart, Tasmania and stepson of Professor Alan Burn of Hobart
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