MASON, Donald William
| Service Number: | 413220 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 198 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 28 September 1918 |
| Home Town: | Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, France, 18 June 1944, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Charles de Percy War Cemetery, Normandy, France II. B. 12, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Orange Cenotaph, Orange WW2 Supreme Sacrifice Honour Board |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 413220 | |
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| 16 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, Aircrew Training Units | |
| 16 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 413220 | |
| 6 Jun 1944: | Involvement Pilot Officer, No. 198 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Norman Hector and Myra Mason
Husband of Annie Sevester Mason of Bathurst, NSW
Pilot Officer Donald William Mason 413220 was killed when his Hawker Typhoon aircraft MN132 of Number 198 Squadron RAF crashed in Normandy, France
Pilot Officer Mason was a veteran of more than 100 sorties. During a flight of six Typhoons on a search and destroy mission against German flak batteries near Caen, France his aircraft was shot down near the village of Boulon
The aircraft impacted at high speed and buried itself in the bank of a small creek, the crash site remained undisturbed until late 1992 when it was exhumed.
PO Mason was subsequently buried with full service honours in the St Charles de Percy War Cemetery, 44 Kilometres south-west of Caen, France
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