RAINE, Norman
Service Number: | 3683 |
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Enlisted: | 15 August 1938 |
Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
Last Unit: | No. 10 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | UNDERCLIFFE, NSW, 18 July 1916 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Retuning from Operations, Irish Sea, Irish Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, 29 April 1941, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
15 Aug 1938: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 3683, No. 10 Squadron (RAAF) | |
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3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 3683, No. 10 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Norman Raine was a crew member of a 10 Squadron Sunderland flying boat returning from anti-submarine operations on 28 April 1941. The aircraft could not locate the base flare path because of poor visibility and an incorrect radio beacon transmission which gave the pilot a reciproal bearing. When running low on fuel and having given the crew the option of bailing out over southern island, the pilot began a procedure to set down at sea. The aircraft hit the surface of the ocean without warning. A full account of the incident is located here. 10 Squadron Sunderland lost at sea. (aircrewremembered.com)