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LANE, Alan Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 409150 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Kerang, Victoria, Australia, 16 July 1923 |
| Home Town: | Macorna North, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mead Elementary |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aneurism, Templestowe, Victoria, Australia, 30 July 2016, aged 93 years |
| Cemetery: |
Templestowe Cemetery and Memorial Gardens, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 19 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 409150, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) | |
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| 19 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 409150, No. 1 Initial Training School Somers, Basic Training at Somers Victoria Australia | |
| 1 Dec 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Airman Pilot, 409150, Empire Central Flying School (RAF), Libya/North Africa, Initial Flying training carried out in Rhodesia under the Empire Flight Training Scheme | |
| 1 Feb 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 409150, 1 (Middle East) Training School RAF, Libya/North Africa, Number 74, RAF O.T.U. Middle East - Palestine | |
| 1 Apr 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 409150, No. 451 Squadron (RAAF), Libya/North Africa, Based on Suez Canal at El Balah. Carried out operations throughout Palestine | |
| 1 Nov 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 409150, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, "Rest" tour with Middle East Communications Squadron (M.E.C.S.) transporting senior brass and politicians throughout Palestine and Egypt. | |
| 11 Mar 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 409150, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, Carried out operations in the north of Italy, Croatia (Yugoslavia) and Austria. Operations were in close support of the 8th Army, but included fighter sweeps over Croatia and Northern Italy. | |
| 4 Jan 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 409150, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) |
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