HALL, Edward Smith
| Service Number: | 403013 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 November 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 105 Fighter Control Unit (RAAF) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 10 March 1918 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Assistant station manager |
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World War 2 Service
| 13 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 403013, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 13 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 403013 | |
| 5 May 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 403013, No. 129 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
| 3 Nov 1944: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 403013, 105 Fighter Control Unit (RAAF) | |
| 3 Nov 1944: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 403013 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...403013 Flight Lieutenant Edward Smith (Ted) Hall. He was born in Sydney in March 1918 and enlisted in the RAAF on 13 November 1940. He served out of the United Kingdom flying Spitfires with 129 Squadron, RAF and was shot down twice. The second incident occured during a fighter sweep over Berck-Ambleteuse on 5 May 1942. After being hit by flak smoke filled his cockpit and he was unable to see. Hall attempted to glide back over the English coast, with some help from the aircraft's engine. He was guided back to England by his second in command who informed him when he had crossed the coast and it was safe to bail out. He bailed out near Wilmington in Sussex. His parachute became entangled in high tension electrical wires and he encountered some difficulty in persuading the local farmers of his status as an Allied pilot. Hall later joined 452 Squadron, RAAF based in Darwin. He was discharged on 3 November 1944 from 105 Fighter Control Unit." - SOURCE (oldsite.awm.gov.au)
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