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Post by pietrzak on Jun 2, 2023 20:31:45 GMT 12
Hi chaps, I am struggling to find service number for Frank Transom, of Taihape born on the 12th October 1921. Served in 485 squadron abandoned Spitfire MH364 off Margate on the 20th October 1943. I understand he passed away in 2005?
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Post by errolmartyn on Jun 2, 2023 21:22:50 GMT 12
Hi chaps, I am struggling to find service number for Frank Transom, of Taihape born on the 12th October 1921. Served in 485 squadron abandoned Spitfire MH364 off Margate on the 20th October 1943. I understand he passed away in 2005? His number was NZ416575. You can check his dates of birth and death through the New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages website online. Errol |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 2, 2023 21:54:09 GMT 12
He died on the 16th of September 2005, according to the New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages register.
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Post by McFly on Jun 2, 2023 22:19:55 GMT 12
Negative Number: MUS1201118 Group. Pilots of Number 485 Squadron in front of a Spitfire at Royal Air Force Station Selsey. L-R: Back; unknown Adjutant's assistant, D. Clarke, L.S.M. White, J.F.P. Yeatman, A.B. Stead, H.W.B. Patterson, L.S. Black (Flight Commander), J.B. Niven (Commanding Officer), O.L. Hardy (Flight Comander), F. Transom, S.F. Kearins, D.X. O'Halloran, Roberts, K.J. Macdonald, C. McInnes, M.A. Collett. Front; E.G. Atkins, A.J. Downer, W.A. Newenham, R.H. De Tourret, J.A. Houlton, J.N. King (Adjutant), D.G. Taylor, Robinson, L.M. Ralph, M.C. Mayston, R.M. Clarke. Year of Image: April 1944  (Photo: Air Force Museum Official) |
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Post by pietrzak on Jun 3, 2023 4:09:01 GMT 12
Wow, thank you to all.
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