RAAF Service
Joined RAAF 27 April 1941 - 3
Initial Training School Sandgate Queensland
24 July 1941 - 2 Elementary Flying Training School Archerfield
Queensland
22 September 1941 - 3 Service Flying Training
School - Amberley Queensland Received his Wings as Sergeant Pilot
8 January 1942
16 February
1942 - I Air Observers School Cootamundra as a Staff Pilot
19 May 1942
NEAHQ (RAAF)
He was at 13 Bombardment Squadron 3rd Bombardment Group USAAF Actually there are no
RAAF records. USAAF records show he flew 16 Missions in 85..25 hours of flying
in B25 Mitchell Bombers. They flew to Port Moresby and for two weeks they
bombed Gasmata, Lae Salamua and other Japanese targets They then went back to
Charters Towers for two weeks. . He was trained to pilot B25 solo. In missions
he could not be a 1st pilot as USAAF regulations allow only USAAF pilots as a
1st pilots to pilot their planes He was always the 2nd pilot. and
navigator.
On October 24 1942, Flew solo for an hour in
B25 #920 under Lt Coney. He did take offs
and landings
On October 27 1942, Flew solo for one
hour and
twenty five minutes in B25 #920 under Lt Conley and did instrument flying ,take offs and landings
On October 28 1942, Flew solo for one hour and thirty minutes in B25 #969 under
Lt. Dolan and did take offs and landings. He was classified to be a 1st pilot.
He was with the USAAF from 19 May 1942 to 25 January 1943. The USAAF recommended him for promotion and a citation(
medal ).
25 January
1943 - 8 Service Flying Training
School Bundaberg Queensland.
Promoted to Flight Sergeant
1 April 1943
28 March 1944 - Central Flying School
Parkes New South Wales training for Flying Instructor
Promoted to Warrant Officer 1 April
1944
19 May 1944 at 4 Service Flying Training
School Geraldton Western Australia as an Instructor
Promoted to Pilot Officer 1 May 1944
26 August - 5 ITS Completed Aviation Medicine ( Altitude
) Training Course
Promoted
to Flying Officer 1 November 1944
18 December 1944 - 6 Service Flying
Training School at Mallala South Australia as an Instructor
Promoted
to Flying Officer 1 November 1944
25 February 1946 at 5 Service Flying Training School Uranquinty New South
Wales (5 Service Flying Training Changed to 1
Flying Training School)
1 Mar 1946 at 1 Flying Training School
Married to Dorothy Knapp 19 March 1946
Promoted to Flight Lieutenant 1 May 1946
1 August 1946 Discharged from RAAF at
Sandgate Queensland.
