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Collection relating to the Second World War service of 421970 Warrant Officer David Louis Gill, 14 Squadron and 7 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia and New Guinea, 1942-1945.
Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of one logbook of Warrant Officer David Louis Gill, containing entries dated between November 1942 and August 1945. It covers the period of Warrant Officer Gill’s wireless operator and air gunner training in New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria, service with 14 Squadron in Western Australia, and service with 7 Squadron in New Guinea. This logbook records details such as dates and times of flights, aircraft types and numbers, pilots, and purposes of flights. Some of the recorded purposes of flights include bombing and gunnery training, navigation training, operational training, wireless air gunner training, patrols, practice exercises, formation flying, anti-shipping sweeps, search and rescue, strategic strikes on enemy positions, armed reconnaissance, and transportation.
Warrant Officer David Louis Gill enlisted to the Royal Australian Air Force on 24 April 1942, and underwent training in New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria. He then served as a wireless operator with 14 Squadron, based at Pearce, Western Australia. With this squadron, Warrant Officer Gill participated in anti-shipping patrols. In late 1944, Warrant Officer Gill was transferred to 7 Squadron, based at Tadji, New Guinea. He served as a wireless operator and air gunner in numerous strike missions against Japanese positions. Warrant Officer Gill was discharged on 19 September 1945.
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 426262 Flying Officer Eric David Stephenson, 71 Squadron and 32 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, 1942-1945. Wallet 1 of 1 – Cons
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 436340 Warrant Officer John Sydney White, 31 Squadron, 7 Communications Flight, 3 Aircraft Depot, and 30 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Au
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 421289 Warrant Officer Gordon Charles Alcorn, 354 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, Canada, England and India, 1941-1945. Wallet
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 421440 Flying Officer Leslie Colin John McAlpin, 218 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia and the United Kingdom, 1942-1945. Wallet 1
Collection relating to the Second World War and post-war service of O210417 (403031) Flying Officer Lawrence William Mann, 210 Squadron, 190 Squadron, 11 Squadron, 20 Squadron, and 36 Squadron, Royal
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 11061 Warrant Officer Harold Victor Adams, 43 Squadron, 112 Air-Sea Rescue Squadron, and 20 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia and N