JONES, Ivor George
| Service Number: | 415334 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 September 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 3 June 1921 |
| Home Town: | Mount Lawley, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Inglewood Primary School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, United Kingdom, 20 October 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 415334 | |
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| 14 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 415334 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Max Jones
Ivor's interest in flying may have been developed as the result of visits to Maylands aerodrome, which was a bike ride from his boyhood home in Mount Lawley. During World War2, he joined the RAAF and trained at Pearce and Cunderdin. He then was shipped to England where he continued his training as a pilot. He was undertaking a solo night flying and navigation exercise, in a two engine Oxford training aircraft (serial number MP275) from an aerodrome in Gloucester. One hour and 20 minutes into the flight, he crashed and was killed. The reason for the crash could not be determined, but drowsiness was condiered a possible contributing factor.
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