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14 March 1945

462 Squadron Pilots, RAAF

Photographs below are from the private collection of Allan Lodder.

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F/O Anderson
F/O Anderson
Service No: 428018
F/O N.E Marchant
F/O N.E Marchant (RAAF)
Service No: 418859
Survived the war?
F/O Frazer
F/O Frazer
F/O O'Sullivan
F/O O'Sullivan
Service No: 34053
Survived the war?
F/O Bailey
F/O Bailey
F/Sgt Sharp
F/Sgt Sharp
W/O Simms
W/O Simms
P/O Fleming
P/O Fleming
Survived the war
F/Lt H.B Hancock
F/Lt H.B Hancock (RAAF)
Service No: 416957
F/Sgt Edward Ted McGindle
F/Sgt Edward “Ted” McGindle, DFC (RAAF)
Born in England, served with 640 Sqn & 462 Sqn
Survived the war and later practised as a Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria
S/Ldr Jackson
S/Ldr Jackson
Learnt to fly before the war; previous job was a master butcher
Owned hotels around Melbourne; survived the war
Wing Commander P.M Paull DFC
Wing Commander P.M Paull, DFC (RAAF)
From Queensland, Australia
F/Lt Highman
F/Lt Highman (RAAF)
S/Ldr Scharer
S/Ldr Scharer
F/Lt Taylor
F/Lt Taylor
F/Lt Cookson
F/Lt Cookson
F/O J.N Boyd
F/O J.N Boyd (RNZAF)
Service No: 82590
Last heard of running a pub in New Zealand, 2002
F/O Alfred Desmond John Ball
F/O Alfred Desmond John Ball (RAAF)
Service No: 427182
Buried at Berlin War Cemetery, Germany, Grave Ref 4Z9
Son of Frederick & Dorothy Ball, Leederville, Western Australia
Killed on 10 April 1945 when his Halifax V, NA240, crashed into a small village named Zaasch, near Delitzsch, Germany, while en route to Leipzig for special duties. Rear Gunner Max Hibberd was the only crew member to survive; those killed were Murray Frank, Neil Evans, John Tait, Fred Brooks, Ron Taylor, and John Heggarty.
Flt Sgt Leo Britt
Flt Sgt Leo Britt — Pilot (RAAF)
Living in Melbourne, Australia
Service No: 427373
Flt Lt D.J Robertson
Flt Lt D.J Robertson — Pilot (RAAF)
Joined the Navy after leaving the RAAF; survived the war