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PANITZ, Gordon
Personal Details
Service Number: | 404891 |
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Enlisted: | 6 December 1940 |
Last Rank: | Acting Wing Commander |
Last Unit: | No. 464 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Boonah, Queensland, Australia, 21 September 1915 |
Home Town: | Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Master Baker |
Died: | Flying Battle, France, 22 August 1944, aged 28 years |
Cemetery: |
Bona Communal Cemetery, Nievre, France Joint Grave. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beaudesert War Memorial, Southport War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Wing Commander, 404891 | |
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6 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Wing Commander, 404891 | |
8 Dec 1940: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), No. 2 Initial Training School Bradfield Park | |
2 Jan 1941: | Promoted Leading Aircraftman | |
6 Feb 1941: | Involvement No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School Benalla | |
7 Apr 1941: | Involvement No. 3 Service Flying Training School Amberley | |
29 Jul 1941: | Promoted Pilot Officer | |
8 Aug 1941: | Embarked 3 Embarkation Depot (Sandgate), Disembarked in UK 5 October 1941 | |
18 Oct 1941: | Involvement Operational Training Units (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45, 54 OTU at RAF Church Fenton for nightfighter training in Beaufighter | |
29 Jan 1942: | Promoted Flying Officer | |
24 Feb 1942: | Transferred No. 456 Squadron (RAAF), Operational duties until 20 Dec 1943. | |
29 Jul 1943: | Promoted Flight Lieutenant, No. 456 Squadron (RAAF) | |
20 Oct 1943: | Promoted Acting Squadron Leader, No. 456 Squadron (RAAF) | |
20 Dec 1943: | Transferred Operational Training Units (RAF), Instructor at 63 OTU, RAF Honiley, training nightfighter crews. | |
15 Feb 1944: | Transferred Operational Training Units (RAF), Instructor at 60 OTU, RAF High Ercall, training intruder crews using the Mosquito | |
4 Jul 1944: | Promoted Acting Wing Commander, No. 464 Squadron (RAAF) | |
22 Aug 1944: | Involvement No. 464 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45, KIA during raid on railway marshalling yards near Dijon, France. |
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