Henry Eric JOHNSTON MID

JOHNSTON, Henry Eric

Service Numbers: O3286, 1597
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
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World War 2 Service

30 Aug 1937: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 1597, RAAF Point Cook
30 Aug 1937: Enlisted O3286, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF)

Korean War Service

22 May 1952: Involvement Flight Lieutenant, O3286, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF)
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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Biography 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