HANNAN, John Thomas
| Service Numbers: | O22100, 432791 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 January 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia, 29 December 1924 |
| Home Town: | Woolloomooloo, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | RAAF Pilot |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 30 Jan 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 432791 | |
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| 30 Jan 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, O22100, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
Korean War Service
| 12 Nov 1951: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, O22100 |
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World War 2 Service
| 1 Jul 1955: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, O22100, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Korean War Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, O22100, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flight Lieutenant John Thomas Hannan O22100 was shot down near Kuman-ni (30 miles north of Kaesing / Kaesong) in Korea on the 1st of February 1952 while flying Meteor A77-616 - he was one of the six RAAF pilots from 77 Squadron that were captured during the Korean War
They were held as Prisoners of War in North Korea until released in September 1953 after the armistice. The other five were:
Flight Lieutenant Gordon Ronald Harvey O22048 - 19 January 1951
Flying Officer Ronald David Guthrie O22139 - 1 August 1951
Flying Officer Vance Drummond O33624 - 1 December 1951
Flying Officer Bruce Lachlan Thomson O32427 - 1 December 1951
Sergeant Donald William Pinkstone A2925 - 15 June 1953
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