Category: No. 455 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, World War II

Categories: Royal Australian Air Force Squadrons, World War II

This category groups profiles of those who served in the No. 455 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force

No. 455 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force was formed at Williamtown, New South Wales, on 23th May 1941. Formed in accordance with Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme, the squadron was destined for service in Europe with Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF). Equipped with Handley Page Hampden medium bombers, the squadron joined RAF Bomber Command in June 1941, as part of 5 Group, becoming the first Australian squadron to do so. 455 Squadron mounted its first bombing raid, against Frankfurt, on the night of 29th August 1941 and thus became the first Australian squadron to bomb Germany.

See also:

• Australian War Memorial: 455 Squadron
• Raebel, Geoffrey W. The RAAF in Russia Eastern Front 1942: 455 Squadron RAAF, second edition. Australian Military History Publications, Loftus NSW, 2010. ISBN 0-9586693-5-X.
• Wikipedia:No._455_Squadron_RAAF#History

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B

John Bilton 21 Jul 1909 Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia - 1991

C

James Catanach 28 Nov 1921 South Yarra, Victoria, Australia - 29 Mar 1944

F

Dereck French 16 Dec 1915 Brunswick, Victoria, Australia - 16 Jun 2008

H

John Harris 21 Oct 1921 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - 05 Sep 1942

Edward Henry 08 Jun 1920 Concord West, New South Wales, Australia - abt 2010

J

Ivor Jury 02 Aug 1913 Torrensville, South Australia, Australia - 08 Mar 1945

L

Volney Locker 17 Jan 1918 Adaminaby, New South Wales, Australia - bef 2010

M

Harold Martin 27 Feb 1918 Edgecliff, New South Wales, Australia - 03 Nov 1988

M cont.

Robert McColl 27 Oct 1918 Cowra, New South Wales, Australia - 02 Dec 1970

Jack McIntyre 25 Dec 1913 New Zealand - 1999

John Mcsourlay 22 May 1916 Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

N

Donald Nelson 05 Nov 1920 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - 05 Sep 1942

Thomas Nicholls 16 Aug 1920 Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia - 05 Sep 1942

Thomas Nicholls 16 Aug 1920 Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia - 05 Sep 1942

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Donald Parkhouse 1919 New Zealand

R

Robert Raebel 10 Oct 1916 Cottesloe, Western Australia, Australia - 04 Feb 1992

Basil Roberts 18 Jan 1924 Townsville, Queensland, Australia - 15 Oct 1944

S

Edward Smart 20 Jul 1917 Mildura, Victoria, Australia - 05 Sep 1942

Stephen Sykes 21 Apr 1920 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia - 19 Jan 1957

W

Edward Watson 18 Apr 1915 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

D. (Wilks) Wilkes abt 1920 - aft 1944

John Willox 29 Mar 1915 Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - 03 Jan 1942

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