MAUNDRELL, Lloyd Laurence
| Service Number: | 402128 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Operational Training Unit (RAAF) Nhill, Bairnsdale, East Sale |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 16 August 1919 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Airline Pilot |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Sydney, New South Wales, 19 August 1999, aged 80 years |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 27 May 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 402128, Aircrew Training Units | |
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| 1 Sep 1944: | Honoured Air Force Cross, Air War NW Europe 1939-45, London Gazette 1 Sep 1944 Commonwealth Gazette 14 Sep 1944 | |
| 11 Apr 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 402128, No. 1 Operational Training Unit (RAAF) Nhill, Bairnsdale, East Sale |
Flying Boat Pioneers
Lloyd Maundrell, flew as a Captain for Ansett Flying Boats. Lloyd became very well known to Sydneysiders thanks to 2UE Radio Announcer Gary O’Callaghan who, with his “imaginary” friend Sammy Sparrow, used to announce the arrival of Ansett Flying Boats as they flew into Rose Bay, almost always it seemed with Captain Maundrell at the controls ! Ironically, Gary O’Callaghan’s son became a Seaplane Pilot himself, flying for the late Vic Walton.
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Submitted 7 November 2017 by Steve Larkins
Biography contributed by Steve Larkins
Born Sydney 16 Aug 1919.
Served in R.A.A.F. as a DC-3 Captain later engaged on Berlin Air Lift. Joined Butler Air Transport 1/3/1953. Flew Sandringhams with Ansett Flying Boat Services until the closure of the service to Lord Howe Island in 1974. Also Captain on DC-3 and F.27s.
Passed away Sydney 19 Sep 1999
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