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MCDOWELL, Frederic Richard John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 403070 |
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Enlisted: | 9 December 1940 |
Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
Last Unit: | No. 457 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Waverley, New South Wales, Australia, 4 February 1917 |
Home Town: | Oatley, Hurstville, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Air operations, Northern Territory, Australia, 6 July 1943, aged 26 years |
Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT F.A.11 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 403070 | |
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9 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), Aircrew Training Units | |
9 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 403070, No. 457 Squadron (RAAF) | |
6 Jul 1943: | Involvement Pilot Officer, No. 457 Squadron (RAAF) | |
Date unknown: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 403070, No. 457 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Lancelot William and Lillian Isabel McDowell
Husband of Jean Frances McDowell of Oatley, NSW
Pilot Officer Frederick Richard John McDowell 403070 was killed in the loss of Spitfire BR499 near Roper River, NT