Coming Soon.
JOHNSTON, Henry Eric
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | O3286, 1597 |
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Enlisted: | 30 August 1937 |
Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4 May 1909 |
Home Town: | Sutherland, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Engineer |
Died: | Flying Accident, Sea of Japan, Sea of Japan, Pacific Ocean, Korea, 13 October 1952, aged 43 years |
Cemetery: |
Yokohama War Cemetery Yokohama War Cemetery, Yokohama, Kanto, Japan, United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 2 Service
30 Aug 1937: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 1597, RAAF Point Cook | |
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30 Aug 1937: | Enlisted O3286, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
Korean War Service
22 May 1952: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, O3286, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) | |
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22 May 1952: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, O3286 |
World War 2 Service
Date unknown: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flight Lieutenant Henry Eric Johnston O3286 of 77 Squadron was killed when Meteor A77-704 crashed near Aomi-Shima Island, Japan