~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cover Portrait Description~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Newspaper portrait of 408648 Pilot Officer (Plt Off) Terence John Gawne of Melbourne, Vic. Enlisting in the RAAF in May 1941, Plt Off Gawne served in the Pacific Campaign and flew A20 Boston bombers with 22 Squadron. He was killed when his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire during a bombing mission over Lindenhafen, New Britain, on 20 January 1944.
~~~GAWNE, Terence John, Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF, World War Two. (Service)~~~~~
Parents:--- Eugene and Ellen Theresa Gawne of Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia.
RAAF Service No:--- 408648
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Trade/Calling:--- Student
Martial Status:--- single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Eugene Gawne, 36 Russell St, Surry Hills, New South Wales.
Enlisted in the RAAF:--- 22nd May 1941 in Sydney, New South Wales.
Final Rank:--- Pilot Officer
Final Posting:--- No. 22 Squadron, RAAF, Ne Guinea.
Fate:--- Died in air operations flying No. 22 Squadron Boston aircraft A28-27, New Britain on 30 Jan 1944. Burial:--- Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery PNG
Commemorated:--- Roll of Honour, Surrey Hills Victoria.
Commemorated:--- Panel 101, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial.
Details of Final Mission:---On 30 January 1944, Boston A28-27 was one of two aircraft detailed to carry out an offensive sweep from Mevelo River to Lindenhaven, and while en route to take photos of gun pits and buildings at Kabu River. A28-27 crashed on the east side of the Kabu River while flying low over a gun pit position at Cape Dampier. The aircraft was apparently hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire as a sheet of flame was seen to come from the aircraft, and it went into s diving turn of 180 degrees and struck the ground in practically vertical position. In 1946 a RAAF search party found the wreck and the remains of the crew on the east hank of the Kabu River approximately 1,000 yards north east of Ruakana Village, near Cape Dampier, New Britain.
The crew members of A28-27 were:
Wing Commander James Gibson Emerton (250283) (Pilot)
Pilot Officer Terence John Gawne (408648) (Navigator Wireless)
Newspaper portrait of 408648 Pilot Officer (Plt Off) Terence John Gawne of Melbourne, Vic. Enlisting in the RAAF in May 1941, Plt Off Gawne served in the Pacific Campaign and flew A20 Boston bombers with 22 Squadron. He was killed when his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire during a bombing mission over Lindenhafen, New Britain, on 20 January 1944.
~~~GAWNE, Terence John, Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF, World War Two. (Service)~~~~~
Parents:--- Eugene and Ellen Theresa Gawne of Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia.
RAAF Service No:--- 408648
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Trade/Calling:--- Student
Martial Status:--- single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Eugene Gawne, 36 Russell St, Surry Hills, New South Wales.
Enlisted in the RAAF:--- 22nd May 1941 in Sydney, New South Wales.
Final Rank:--- Pilot Officer
Final Posting:--- No. 22 Squadron, RAAF, Ne Guinea.
Fate:--- Died in air operations flying No. 22 Squadron Boston aircraft A28-27, New Britain on 30 Jan 1944. Burial:--- Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery PNG
Commemorated:--- Roll of Honour, Surrey Hills Victoria.
Commemorated:--- Panel 101, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial.
Details of Final Mission:---On 30 January 1944, Boston A28-27 was one of two aircraft detailed to carry out an offensive sweep from Mevelo River to Lindenhaven, and while en route to take photos of gun pits and buildings at Kabu River. A28-27 crashed on the east side of the Kabu River while flying low over a gun pit position at Cape Dampier. The aircraft was apparently hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire as a sheet of flame was seen to come from the aircraft, and it went into s diving turn of 180 degrees and struck the ground in practically vertical position. In 1946 a RAAF search party found the wreck and the remains of the crew on the east hank of the Kabu River approximately 1,000 yards north east of Ruakana Village, near Cape Dampier, New Britain.
The crew members of A28-27 were:
Wing Commander James Gibson Emerton (250283) (Pilot)
Pilot Officer Terence John Gawne (408648) (Navigator Wireless)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cover Portrait Description~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Newspaper portrait of 408648 Pilot Officer (Plt Off) Terence John Gawne of Melbourne, Vic. Enlisting in the RAAF in May 1941, Plt Off Gawne served in the Pacific Campaign and flew A20 Boston bombers with 22 Squadron. He was killed when his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire during a bombing mission over Lindenhafen, New Britain, on 20 January 1944.
~~~GAWNE, Terence John, Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF, World War Two. (Service)~~~~~
Parents:--- Eugene and Ellen Theresa Gawne of Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia.
RAAF Service No:--- 408648
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Trade/Calling:--- Student
Martial Status:--- single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Eugene Gawne, 36 Russell St, Surry Hills, New South Wales.
Enlisted in the RAAF:--- 22nd May 1941 in Sydney, New South Wales.
Final Rank:--- Pilot Officer
Final Posting:--- No. 22 Squadron, RAAF, Ne Guinea.
Fate:--- Died in air operations flying No. 22 Squadron Boston aircraft A28-27, New Britain on 30 Jan 1944. Burial:--- Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery PNG
Commemorated:--- Roll of Honour, Surrey Hills Victoria.
Commemorated:--- Panel 101, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial.
Details of Final Mission:---On 30 January 1944, Boston A28-27 was one of two aircraft detailed to carry out an offensive sweep from Mevelo River to Lindenhaven, and while en route to take photos of gun pits and buildings at Kabu River. A28-27 crashed on the east side of the Kabu River while flying low over a gun pit position at Cape Dampier. The aircraft was apparently hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire as a sheet of flame was seen to come from the aircraft, and it went into s diving turn of 180 degrees and struck the ground in practically vertical position. In 1946 a RAAF search party found the wreck and the remains of the crew on the east hank of the Kabu River approximately 1,000 yards north east of Ruakana Village, near Cape Dampier, New Britain.
The crew members of A28-27 were:
Wing Commander James Gibson Emerton (250283) (Pilot)
Pilot Officer Terence John Gawne (408648) (Navigator Wireless)
Newspaper portrait of 408648 Pilot Officer (Plt Off) Terence John Gawne of Melbourne, Vic. Enlisting in the RAAF in May 1941, Plt Off Gawne served in the Pacific Campaign and flew A20 Boston bombers with 22 Squadron. He was killed when his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire during a bombing mission over Lindenhafen, New Britain, on 20 January 1944.
~~~GAWNE, Terence John, Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF, World War Two. (Service)~~~~~
Parents:--- Eugene and Ellen Theresa Gawne of Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia.
RAAF Service No:--- 408648
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Trade/Calling:--- Student
Martial Status:--- single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Eugene Gawne, 36 Russell St, Surry Hills, New South Wales.
Enlisted in the RAAF:--- 22nd May 1941 in Sydney, New South Wales.
Final Rank:--- Pilot Officer
Final Posting:--- No. 22 Squadron, RAAF, Ne Guinea.
Fate:--- Died in air operations flying No. 22 Squadron Boston aircraft A28-27, New Britain on 30 Jan 1944. Burial:--- Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery PNG
Commemorated:--- Roll of Honour, Surrey Hills Victoria.
Commemorated:--- Panel 101, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial.
Details of Final Mission:---On 30 January 1944, Boston A28-27 was one of two aircraft detailed to carry out an offensive sweep from Mevelo River to Lindenhaven, and while en route to take photos of gun pits and buildings at Kabu River. A28-27 crashed on the east side of the Kabu River while flying low over a gun pit position at Cape Dampier. The aircraft was apparently hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire as a sheet of flame was seen to come from the aircraft, and it went into s diving turn of 180 degrees and struck the ground in practically vertical position. In 1946 a RAAF search party found the wreck and the remains of the crew on the east hank of the Kabu River approximately 1,000 yards north east of Ruakana Village, near Cape Dampier, New Britain.
The crew members of A28-27 were:
Wing Commander James Gibson Emerton (250283) (Pilot)
Pilot Officer Terence John Gawne (408648) (Navigator Wireless)
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