MADDRELL, George Webb
| Service Number: | 422214 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Canadian Air Force Training Units |
| Born: | Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia, 25 August 1922 |
| Home Town: | Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Apprentice draftsman |
| Died: | Accidental (training air crash), Canada, 4 June 1943, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lost Airmen of the Empire, Patricia Bay, Canada, Ottawa Memorial, Ontario, Canada |
World War 2 Service
| 25 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 422214, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 25 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 422214 | |
| 4 Jun 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 422214, Royal Canadian Air Force Training Units, Empire Air Training Scheme, 32 Operational Training Unit (RCAF Patricia Bay) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Hampden AN100 hit water near Grays Harbor, Washington, USA - (Information sourced by Doug Rollins)
"...the Hampden Bomber had a known design flaw - the twin rudders were too small and if the pilot tried to bank at slow speed it would “yaw”, slide sideways and often not recover." - Peter Brand
Other Crew members who perished in that accident;
418185 Sgt. Grant Charles SENGER (/explore/people/646570) - RAAF of Moonee Ponds, Victoria
1395495 Sgt. Jack RALPH - RAF of Ton-Pentre, Wales
961519 Sgt. William Frederick BARKER - RAF of Little Clacton, Essex
Biography contributed
George Webb MADDRELL was born in Elsternwick, Victoria on 25th August, 1922
His parents were Lewin Stanhope MADDRELL & Ellen Catherine WEBB
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