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SENGER, Grant Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 418185 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Canadian Air Force Training Units |
| Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, 14 November 1911 |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk |
| Died: | Accidental (training air crash), Canada, 4 June 1943, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Ottawa Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lost Airmen of the Empire, Patricia Bay, Canada, Ottawa Memorial, Ontario, Canada |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 25 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 418185, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 418185 | |
| 4 Jun 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 418185, Royal Canadian Air Force Training Units, Empire Air Training Scheme, 32 Operational Training Unit (RCAF Patricia Bay) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Hampden AN100 hit water near Grays Harbor, Washington, USA - (Information sourced by Doug Rollins)
"...the Hampden Bomber had a known design flaw - the twin rudders were too small and if the pilot tried to bank at slow speed it would “yaw”, slide sideways and often not recover." - Peter Brand
Other Crew members who perished in that accident;
422214 Sgt. George Webb MADDRELL (/explore/people/637359) - RAAF of Burwood, New South Wales
1395495 Sgt. Jack RALPH - RAF of Ton-Pentre, Wales
961519 Sgt. William Frederick BARKER - RAF of Little Clacton, Essex
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