Lorne Allan John PASSMORE

PASSMORE, Lorne Allan John

Service Number: 412675
Enlisted: 20 July 1941
Last Rank: Pilot Officer
Last Unit: Not yet discovered
Born: Wellington, New South Wales, Australia, 1 May 1914
Home Town: Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Flying Battle, New Guinea, 9 June 1942, aged 28 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Lae Memorial, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lae Memorial
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Pilot Officer, 412675
20 Jul 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 412675

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Pilot Officer Lorne Allan John Passmore 412675 RAAF was the co-pilot aboard USAAF 2nd Bombardment Squadron B-26 Marauder 40-1508 "The Virginian" which was part of a mixed formation of B-26, B-25 and B-17 aircraft that were detailed to attack Japanese positions at Lae and Salamaua

The American formation was attacked by up to 20 Japanese Zero fighters and The Virginian was shot down into a bay approximately 30 miles south of Salamaua in New Guinea with Pilot Officer Passmore and the USAAF crew from the 22nd Bombardment Group, 5th US Air Force (known as the "Red Raiders") all killed

Pilot Officer Passmore is commemorated on the Lae Memorial as his body was not recovered

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