| Service number | 404891 |
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| Ranks Held | Flight Lieutenant, Wing Commander |
| Birth Date | 21/09/1915 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Queensland, Boonah |
| Death Date | 22/08/1944 |
| Death Place | Over: Over France |
| Also known as | Panitz, Gordon (Peter) |
| Final Rank | Wing Commander |
| Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
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| Places | |
| Event | The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (404891) Wing Commander Gordon Panitz, No. 464 Squadron, Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Wing Commander Gordon Panitz
Collection items
Rolls
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- No. 456 Squadron
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Flight Lieutenant
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- No. 464 Squadron
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Wing Commander
Timeline
| Date of birth | 21/09/1915 | |
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| Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) | 06/12/1940 | No 9 Initial Training School. |
| Other units | 1941 | Training at Archerfield and Amberley, QLD. |
| Other | 01/08/1941 | Left Australia. |
| Other units | 24/02/1942 | No 456 Squadron. |
| Date promoted | 20/10/1942 | Acting squadron leader. |
| Other units | 1942 | No 54 Operation Training Unit. |
| Date promoted | 29/01/1942 | Flying officer. |
| Date promoted | 29/07/1943 | Flight lieutenant. |
| Date of death | 22/08/1944 | |
| Other units | 04/07/1944 | Commanding Officer No 464 Squadron. |
| Date promoted | 04/07/1944 | Acting wing commander. |
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- Wallet 1 of 1 - Flying log book of Panitz, Gordon, 1941-1944
- The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (404891) Wing Commander Gordon Panitz, 464 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Second World War
- Panitz, Gordon DFC, (Acting Wing Commander, b.1915 - d.1944)
- Portrait taken at RAAF Overseas Headquarters of 404891 Squadron Leader (Sq Ldr, later Wing ...