Elrington , Richard Douglas

Rank: Flying Officer

Service: Flying Officer

Unit: 460 Squadron

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Conflict: WW2

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Date of Birth: 05 Apr 1916
Place of Birth: KEMPSEY, NSW
Date of Enlistment: 03 Feb 1941
Place of Enlistment: SYDNEY, NSW
Date of Death: 28 Aug 1942
Died: Air Operations: (No. 460 Squadron Wellington aircraft Z1485), North West Europe, Aged 26 Years
Posting on Death: 460 Squadron
Schooling: Kempsey High School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Assistant Auctioneer
Next of Kin: Son of Hamilton Gordon Elrington and Edith Denison Elrington
Wellington Z1485 took off from RAF Breighton at 1939 hours on 28 August 1942 to attack Saarbrucken, Germany. The bomb load carried was 810 x 4 lb (pound) (2 kg) incendiaries. Six aircraft from the squadron took part in the raid. Nothing was heard from Z1485 after take off and it did not return to base.
STREETS OF HONOUR - The Macleay Valley's Tribute to its silent heroes. Richard Elrington St, Crescent Head is named for him

References:
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