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TURNER, Frank John Hoskins
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 410775 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia, 21 January 1921 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Calveley Airfield near Nantwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, 25 November 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Landican Crematorium, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England Landican Crematorium, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 410775 | |
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| 31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 410775 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flight Sergeant Turner 410775 of Number 17 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit RAF was killed in Miles Master DL942 during solo aerobatics, steep turn, and forced landings practice. His aircraft experienced excessive loading followed by loss of control due to structural failure leading to a steep spiral dive and crashed into the ground.
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