Dugald Craven WIGHTON

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Service Number:	407597
Enlisted:	11 November 1940, Adelaide
Last Rank:	Flight Lieutenant
Last Unit:	No. 84 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Adelaide, SA, 24 January 1919
Home Town:	Medindie, Walkerville, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

11 Nov 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 407597, Aircrew Training Units, Adelaide
11 Nov 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 407597
12 Nov 1940:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 407597, Aircrew Training Units, Empire Air Training Scheme
1 Jul 1943:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 407597, No. 23 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45, These dates are nominal and need to be verified by reference to his Service Record. No. 23 Squadron along with all of the other Vengeance squadrons was withdrawn from operational service in March 1944 after only a month or two on operations.
27 Jul 1945:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 407597, No. 84 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45

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407957 Flight Lieutenant Dugald Crayen Wighton of Medindie, SA, enlisted in the RAAF on 11 November 1940.

He completed one tour flying Vultee Vengeance dive bomber aircraft in No. 23 Squadron RAAF, which later converted to B24 Liberator bombers.

By July 1945 he was flying Mustang P51-K aircraft of No. 84 Squadron RAAF, based at Ross River airfield near Townsville.

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