MACLEAN, Byron Veitch
| Service Number: | 414053 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 8 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 2 April 1921 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Rabaul, Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, 15 November 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Bita Paka War Cemetery, Bita Paka, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baralaba & District Honour Board |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 414053 | |
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| 20 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
| 20 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 414053 | |
| 15 Nov 1943: | Involvement No. 8 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Bryon Veitch MacLean BEM 414053 was Killed in Action over Rabaul with 8 Squadron
In May 1943 he survived the crash of 8SQN Beaufort A9-258 at Canberra Aerodrome which killed Sergeant (Pilot) Leonard Grist 415138 & Flying Officer (Observer) Owens McAlister Howden 408845
The aircraft overshot the runway whilst attempting a forced landing due to engine failure. A re-take-off was attempted but the aircraft stalled, crashed and burnt. Sergeant MacLean and Sergeant Daly 405903 were awarded with the British Empire Medal (BEM) for their actions following the crash in rescuing a crewmate from the blazing wreckage (Corporal George Leonard Morris 19803 - discharged 20 Nov 1945 from Number 1 Operational Training Unit)