WINDMILL, Frank

POW German - Held Stalag Luft VI & Stalag 357 POW number 530 RTA. Date: 22 Sep 43 Aircraft: Halifax II HX154 Unit 102 Sqdn Airfield /Crash Location , Germany Details -Took off 1846 22 Sept 1943 from Pocklington UK. During the course of the operation the constant speed unit controlling the starboard inner engine failed and the aircraft crashed. AUS 409637 Flt/Sgt (later W/O) Frank WINDMILL RAAF, passed away on the Gold Coast on 1st July, 2004, aged 84 (Frank was a member of the "Caterpillar Club"). Last edited by COL BRUGGY; 13th May 2013 at 00:45. Source Henk Welting's Database and External Link rafcommands.com

Last Name
WINDMILL
Given Names
Frank
Service Number
409637
Date of Birth
20/04/1920
Birth Location
Coburg Victoria
Enlistment Location
Melbourne Victoria
Course Details
WAGS Course 20
Intake Date
13/11/1941
Finish Date
01/06/1942
To
3BAGS
Kill Date or Discharge Date
30/10/1945 (Discharged)
Discharge Unit
102 SQN
Rank
Warrant Officer
Prisoner of War
POW
Notes

POW German - Held Stalag Luft VI & Stalag 357 POW number 530 RTA. Date: 22 Sep 43 Aircraft: Halifax II HX154 Unit 102 Sqdn Airfield /Crash Location , Germany Details -Took off 1846 22 Sept 1943 from Pocklington UK. During the course of the operation the constant speed unit controlling the starboard inner engine failed and the aircraft crashed. AUS 409637 Flt/Sgt (later W/O) Frank WINDMILL RAAF, passed away on the Gold Coast on 1st July, 2004, aged 84 (Frank was a member of the "Caterpillar Club"). Last edited by COL BRUGGY; 13th May 2013 at 00:45. Source Henk Welting's Database and External Link rafcommands.com

NAA Status
OPEN
1WAGS- WINDMILL Frank - 409637

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