PASSMORE, Lorne Allan John
| Service Number: | 412675 |
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| 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 |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 412675 | |
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| 20 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 412675 |
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Add my storyBiography 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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