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COURTNEY, Geoffrey Vincent
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 411290 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 455 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Balmain North, New South Wales, 28 January 1918 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Off north coast of Scotland, North Sea, North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, 16 May 1943, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 411290 | |
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| 28 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 28 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 411290, No. 455 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 16 Oct 1941: | Embarked From Sydney |
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Son of Leonard and Ivy Vera Edna Courtney; husband of Isobel Therese Courtney, of Baan Baa, New South Wales, Australia.
Plaen was Hamden AM 148. 455 Sqaudron. Plane was returned after target practice with the Navy. While returning smoke was seen to be coming from the starboard engine. Pilot jettisoned the torpedo and the plane slawoly gained height and made good progress for nearly an hour then it was seen to lose and at 600 feet the plane went into a spin and crashed in to the sea. Accompanying plane saw no survivors