STOREY, Ivan Waddell
| Service Number: | 408288 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Operational Training Units (RAF) |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 5 February 1921 |
| Home Town: | Broadmarsh, Southern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farming assistant |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Merridge Hill, Broomfield, Bridgwater, England, United Kingdom, 30 October 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bridgwater (Quantock Road) Cemetery, England Section A, Grave 182 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 15 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 408288, No. 3 Initial Training School Sandgate, Hobart, Tasmania | |
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| 15 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 408288 | |
| 30 Oct 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 408288, Operational Training Units (RAF), Empire Air Training Scheme, 53 Operational Training (RAF) - training accident |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Ivan Waddell Storey 408288 RAAF was killed when Miles Master W8369 of Number 53 Operational Training Unit RAF crashed 10 miles west of the village of Westonzoyland in Somerset, England
Sergeant Storey was undergoing advanced pilot training at 53OTU and had force landed Spitfire AR255 at Yeovilton when he ran into difficulties.
Miles Master W8369 was flown to Yeovilton by Sergeant Herbert Josephs 1387107 RAF to deliver Pilot Officer Basil Wilfred Andrews J/15739 RCAF (of Chicago, Illinois) so he could collect the Spitfire
Sergeant Josephs was then to bring Sergeant Storey back to base in the Miles Master. The two aircraft were flying in formation on the return journey when they collided in mid-air and all three airmen were killed.
Biography
Ivan Waddell STOREY was born in Hobart, Tasmania on 5th February, 1921
His parents were James Oliver STOREY & Elsie GOULD
His father served during WW1 as a Lieutenant in the 26th Infantry Battalion
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