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BASTER, Alan Rupert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 400035 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 29 April 1916 |
| Home Town: | Box Hill, Whitehorse, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Reader ‘The Argus’ |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Libya, Middle East, 8 January 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Local Roll of Honour- Box Hill Victoria Australia , Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Alamein Memorial (El Alamein), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane No 3 Squadron Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 400035 | |
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| 29 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 400035 | |
| 29 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 400035, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 8 Jan 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 400035, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flying Officer Baster 400035 in Kittyhawk AK656 of 3SQN RAAF was killed when his aircraft was shot down in the Agedabia - El Agheila area of Libya - his body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt
He was part of a group of ten Kittyhawk fighters from 3SQN that intercepted a force of over 40 enemy fighters - five Italian air force Macchi C.200 fighters & two Fiat C.R.42 biplanes were shot down in the ensuing battle but Flying Officer Baster was the sole Australian loss
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