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Warrant
Officer Donald Bernard May - RAAF |
| Warrant Officer
Donald Bernard May was serving as Wireless Operator on board Lancaster MK.III
PB807 coded
AR-H for an operation to Wiesbaden on February 2/3, 1945. The aircraft
departed from Binbrook at 2042hrs but crashed near Riedelbach killing
six of the seven men aboard, including W/O May.
The crew consisted of:
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Name |
Service |
Trade |
Hometown |
Age |
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F/O John Maguire |
RAAF |
Pilot |
Traralgon,Victoria |
21 |
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Sgt Ray Newton |
RAFVR |
Flight Engineer |
Westcliffe on Sea, Essex |
25 |
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F/Sgt Norman Everett |
RAAF |
Navigator |
Kyogle,N.S.W. |
20 |
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F/Sgt R.Whiticar - POW |
- |
Bomb Aimer |
- |
31 |
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W/O Donald May |
RAAF |
Wireless Air Gunner |
Nunjikompita,N.S.W. |
20 |
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F/Sgt David Russell |
RCAF |
Air Gunner |
Ontario, Canada |
26 |
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Sgt Wilfred Potter |
RAFVR |
Air Gunner |
Manchester |
29 |
Donald's parents with brother Frank
Warrant Officer Donald Bernard May RAAF was the son
of Charlie and Bessie May who farmed at Nunjikompita, New
South Wales and was one of five brothers and 3 sisters. He
worked on the farm and listed his interests as tennis,
football and running. He was born in Ellsiton, South Australia
on May 18th 1924 and enlisted at Adelaide on the 12th
September 1942. He disembarked on October 9, 1943 to the U.K
and the reception centre at Brighton. He attended No
6(Observer) Advanced Flying Unit at Staverton in November
1943, followed by 18 OTU at Finningley on Februarr 2.1944,11
Base on June 6,1944 before posting to 460 squadron at Binbrook
on 10th August 1944. He was promoted to Warrant
Officer on December 23,1944. He is remembered on the Roll of
Honour for Ceduna, South Australia.
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