Francis John WHITE

WHITE, Francis John

    Service Number: 413454
    Enlisted: 17 August 1941, Enlisted at Sydney
    Last Rank: Flying Officer
    Last Unit: Not yet discovered
    Born: Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 13 February 1923
    Home Town: Tamworth, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Clerk
    Died: Accidental (Flying Accident), Saltash, New South Wales, Australia, Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia, 31 January 1945, aged 21 years
    Cemetery: Newcastle (Sandgate) War Cemetery
    Plot K, Row C, Grave 13 Roll of Honour - Tamworth, NSW, Sandgate War Cemetery, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 2 Service

    3 Sep 1939: Involvement Flying Officer, 413454
    17 Aug 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 413454, Enlisted at Sydney

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Walter John and Cecilia Anna White; husband of Margaret Jean White of Tamworth, NSW

    Plane was Mosquito A52-29 crashed at Saltash, NSW while taking part in an air to ground gunnery exercise. The probable cause was structural failure of the port mainplane

    Between 1 January 1944 and 30 June 1944 Francis had flown 294.35 hours in various aircraft

    Prior to enlisting  he was employed with the Australian Broadcasting Commission

    Biography contributed by David Barlow

    Flying Officer Francis John White 413454 and Pilot Officer Robert Neill Tucker 438666 were killed in the loss of Mosquito aircraft A52-29 at Saltash, New South Wales

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