PITT, John McPherson
| Service Number: | 401830 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 24 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 January 1919 |
| Home Town: | Brighton, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Fenton Airstrip, Northern Territory, Australia, Fenton Airstrip, Fenton, Northern Territory, Australia, 2 February 1945, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, Northern Territory D.D.12., Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Cricket Club WW2 Honour Roll, Royal Brighton Yacht Club WW2 Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 401830 | |
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| 31 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), Aircrew Training Units | |
| 31 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 401830 | |
| 2 Feb 1945: | Involvement Flying Officer, No. 24 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Norman George and Marion Law Pitt
Husband of Joan Finlay Pitt of Brighton, Victoria
Flight Lieutenant John Richard Parkinson 411371 and Flying Officer John Macpherson Pitt 401830 were killed when Liberator A72-88 of Number 24 Squadron crashed two miles west of Fenton airstrip, NT as it returned from an attack mission on Japanese shipping.
The rest of the crew survived the crash: Sergeant Ernest William Jennings 443957 / Flight Lieutenant Victor Charles Edward Scanlon 416131 / Flying Officer Ivan Fernley Coward 416415 / Flying Officer Arthur Aram Cambridge 406750 / Warrant Officer Fredrick Crawford 425611 (A11367 - served until 1965) / Pilot Officer Geoffrey Wallace Rhodes 413253 / Pilot Officer Geoffrey Neil Johnson 416767 / Sergeant Ernest Lancelot Francis 442341 / Flight Sergeant Allen George Cullen 19835
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