KING, William John
| Service Number: | 419092 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 2 Operational Training Unit Mildura |
| Born: | Coburg, Victoria, Australia, 12 June 1923 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aircraft accident, Mildura, Victoria, Mildura, Victoria, Australia, 3 December 1943, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mildura (Nichols Point) Public Cemetery, Victoria War Graves Plot C. Row B. Grave 2 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Merbein South Sergeant KING Memorial Plaque |
World War 2 Service
| 14 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 419092, Aircrew Training Units | |
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| 14 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 419092 | |
| 3 Dec 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 419092, No. 2 Operational Training Unit Mildura, Empire Air Training Scheme, Killed in a training accident |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of William John and Alice May King of Brunswick, Victoria
He was the Pilot of Kittyhawk aircraft A29-41 of Number 2 Operational Training Unit which crashed 8 miles west of Mildura, Victoria. At the time of the crash Sergeant King was circling another Kittyhawk that had force landed nearby.
Kittyhawk A29-41 had combat service having been part of the original tranche of aircraft that left Archerfield for 75SQN at Port Moresby in April 1942
The aircraft was coded 'M' with 75SQN and had 'Schuftie' applied to both sides of the cowling (the word was derived from Arabic and meant to have a closer look at something). It was flown by FLTLT Les Jackson and others during the '44 Days' defence of Port Moresby
Following its return to Australia and an overhaul A29-41 was allocated to 2 OTU
References: ADF serials
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