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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 Archerfield (QLD) | |
| 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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