Gordon Norman NINNESS

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NINNESS, Gordon Norman

Service Number:	423173
Enlisted:	20 June 1942
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia, 5 December 1923
Home Town:	Concord, Canada Bay, New South Wales
Schooling:	Homebush Boy's Junior High School, Homebush, New South Wales
Occupation:	Clerk, G. Morgan & Co., Pty Ltd, Sydney
Died:	Accidental, Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia, 27 August 1943, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Port Pirie General Cemetery, South Australia Royal Australian Air Force. Plot C. Row D. Grave 6.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Pirie RAAF K9380 and L5654 Crash Site, Port Pirie RAAF Memorial and Flagpoles

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Sergeant, 423173
20 Jun 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 423173
Date unknown:	Involvement

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Sergeant Ninness 423173 was the pilot of Fairey Battle L5654 when it had a mid-air collision with Fairey Battle K9380 during air to air gunnery practice - AC Cyril Albert Venables 122157 was an armament assistant who was onboard acting as the drogue operator

SGT Johns 428024 was the pilot of Fairey Battle K9380 and onboard were 3 trainee gunners: LAC Gardiner 432548 / LAC Griffith 432506 / LAC Grant 419616

Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Albert William and Mary May Ninness, of Concord, New South Wales.

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