HILDER, Alfred Vindin
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots |
| Born: | Camden, New South Wales, Australia, 8 May 1911 |
| Home Town: | Artarmon, Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aircraft accident, Lake Corangumite, Victoria, Australia, 10 May 1940, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia C. of E. Plot Cmpt. U. Ln 40.5. Grv 2 (GRM/3) |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots | |
| 6 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Reginald Manly Hilder and Kathleen Emily Hilder of Artarmon, NSW
RAAF Wirraway aircraft A20-49 crashed approximately 1 mile from the Northern shore of Lake Corangumite near the town of Foxhow in Victoria - both crewmen were killed: Flying Officer Allan Lindsay May 3229 and Pilot Officer Alfred Vindin Hilder
Pilot Officer Hilder does not have a Service Number allocated, his NAA Committee of Adjustment file header uses 43079 but that is not a correct Service Number
Biography contributed by Ian Fox
21 Squadron members Allan May and Alfred Hilder had been posted to Cressy Aerodrome to conduct training exercises with the squadron in area and over Lake Corangamite. At 8.55am, 10 May 1940, Flying Officer Allan Lindsay May (Pilot) and Pilot Officer Alfred Vindin Hilder (Passenger) were engaged in machine-gun exercises when the aircraft was seen to go into a spin and crash into Lake Corangamite, some distance from the shore.
Pilot Officer Alfred Vindin Hilder, 28 years, was one of a group of young men with civil flying experience who was selected soon after the outbreak of war to undertake an intermediate course of training at Point Cook for appointment as pilot officer in the R.A.A.F. He commenced the course on November 6, and graduated in February. He was subsequently posted at No. 1 Armament training station,’ Cressy.
Alfred had previous military service, 18 months in the 21st Light Horse and 8 months with 7th Field Brigade.
[Source: By Cressy Aerodrome: History From Ground To Air quoted by Colac Family History Project/WW2 Honour Roll]
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