Robert John GRANGER

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GRANGER, Robert John

Service Numbers:	434950, V47933
Enlisted:	30 May 1941
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	HQ North Western Area Command (RAAF)
Born:	Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 9 March 1921
Home Town:	Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Accidental (Flying Accident), Mareeba, Atherton Tableland, Queensland, Australia, 5 November 1944, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Atherton War Cemetery, Queensland B C 16,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough No. 3 Wireless Air Gunners' School Memorial Wall

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flying Officer, 434950
30 May 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V47933
25 Feb 1943:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, Aircrew Training Units
25 Feb 1943:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 434950, No. 5 Squadron (RAAF)
5 Nov 1944:	Involvement Flying Officer, 434950, HQ North Western Area Command (RAAF), 5 Squadron - Mareeba

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Horace Robert and Nellie Granger, of Moonee Ponds, Victoria.

Biography contributed by David Barlow

Flying Officer Robert John Granger 434950 of Number 5 Squadron was killed when Boomerang A46-192 crashed into thick jungle on a hillside near Mount Molloy. The Boomerang was flying low during a tactical reconnaissance exercise when it crashed into the hillside. The aircraft exploded on impact and burnt fiercely killing the pilot.

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