380th Bomb Group Association

 NEWSLETTER #29-- December 2006


 FOLDED WINGS (AUSTRALIAN TAPS)

The following TAPS for our RAAF members were found in past issues of the B-24 LIBERATOR SQUADRONS OF AUSTRALIA Newsletters:

Name

Sqdn

380th Assignment

Place of Death

Date of Death

Ashcroft, Gordon

528th
RAAF

Flt Engr, Hawkesford (19)

Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia

1999

Baker, Selwyn James ("Sel")

530th
RAAF

Bombardier, Cupper (70A)

Melbourne Australia

09/16/1996

Cupper, Ray

530th
RAAF

A/C Cmdr, Cupper (70A)

Robinvale, Victoria, Australia

08/22/2002

Demmery, John G. ("Jack")

530th
RAAF

Radio Opr, Cupper (70A)

Orange, Australia

11/1998

Evans, Arthur

528th
RAAF

Ground Staff, Crew Chief (one of the first, if not the first Australian with the 380th)

North Shore, Australia

11/12/1996

Flood, Colin R.

530th
RAAF

Gunner, Hirst (72)

Kelmscott, WA, Australia

1999

Gillespie, Adam Forsyth

531st
RAAF

A/C Cmdr, Gillespie (94)

Pymble, NSW, Australia

08/10/2005

Grimm, Lindsay C.

531st
RAAF

Flt Engr, Eriksen (77)

Australia

10/19/1998

Hensel, Rhodes Edgar ("Dusty")

528th
RAAF

Gunner, Dunne (21)

Broadview, South Australia

Early 2003

Kearney, Frank

531st
RAAF

Tail Gunner, Finlayson (82)

Toowoomba, Australia

04/08/1998

Kingwell, Deryck William

529th
RAAF

A/C Cmdr, Kingwell (42)

Brisbane, Australia

05/31/2002

Mackay, John Bernard ("Jack")

528th
RAAF

Gunnery Leader, Bell (19)

Brighton-le-Sands, Australia

07/21/1992

Mathias, Francis Jeffrey Douglas ("Frank")

531st
RAAF

Flt Engr, Halliday (88)

Chatswood, Australia

12/20/2005

Moore, Eldin

531st
RAAF

A/C Cmdr, Moore (91)

East S. Kilda,  Australia

05/18/2002

Portway, Colin

529th
RAAF

A/C Cmdr, Portway (46)

Australia

Early 1998

Price, William George

528th
RAAF

Radio Opr, Miller (20)

Queensland, Australia

Early 2000

Pusey, Richard G.

530th
RAAF

Flt Eng, Carrigan (67)

Australia

07/22/1995

Roots, George C.

528th
RAAF

Ball Turret Gunner, Miller (20)

Ballina, NSW, Australia

08/25/2004

Smith, Donald Fraser

531st
RAAF

Wireless Air Gunner, Moore (91)

Young, Australia

07/20/2004

Southgate, Edward S.

529th
RAAF

Radio Opr, MacKeller (43)

West Pennant Hills, Australia

06/2005

Sullivan, Rex

530th
RAAF

Gunner, Blunck (71A) Somerset Park, SA, Australia 09/10/2000

Titmarsh, Donald Alexander

528th
RAAF

Pilot, Gairn (22)

Queensland, Australia

07/02/1999

Treweeke, F. Hamlyn ("Ham")

529th
RAAF

Bombardier, Hockings (42)

Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia

2000-2001

Wilkshire, John

528th
RAAF

Asst Flt Engr/Gunner, Gray (19)

Port Lincoln, South Australia

01/29/2003

Atkinson, Helen

s-528th
RAAF

Wife of Ted Atkinson Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia 03/03/2000
Dakeyne, Val

s-530th
RAAF

Wife of Dick Dakeyne Emerald Beach, NSW, Australia 08/12/2005

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