Acting Wing Commander Donald Roy Donaldson

Service number 400631
Birth Date 07/01/1915
Final Rank Acting Wing Commander
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Unit GG Flight
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945

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    London, England. 1945-01-13. Wing Commander (Wing Cdr) Donaldson and his crew on the footpath at ...

    London, England. 1945-01-13. Wing Commander (Wg Cdr) Donaldson and his crew in the lobby at RAAF ...

    London, England. 1945-01-13. Wing Commander (Wg Cdr) Donaldson and his crew having morning tea at ...

    England. 1945-02-25. Group portrait of Wing Commander (Wg Cdr) Donaldson and crew who flew the ...

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Date of birth 07/01/1915
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 06/05/1941 Flight sergeant.
Other units 29/10/1941 No 44 Squadron.
Other units 1941 No 11 Operational Training Unit.
Date promoted 29/07/1942 Pilot officer.
Date promoted 29/01/1943 Flying officer.
Other units 1943 No 26 Operational Training Unit.
Date promoted 22/05/1943 Acting Flight lieutenant.
Date promoted 12/01/1944 Acting squadron leader.
Other 03/09/1944 Reported safe in the UK.
Other units 05/02/1944 No 460 Squadron.
Other units 19/06/1944 Commanding Officer No 463 Squadron.
Date promoted 29/07/1944 Flight lieutnenat.
Other 24/06/1944 Shot down while flying Lancaster III (LM574 JO-J), but evaded capture.
Date promoted 10/03/1944 Acting squadron commander.
Date promoted 19/06/1944 Acting wing commander.
Other 06/04/1945 Appointed to command Governor General's flights, Canberra.
Other 11/09/1946 Appointment terminated.

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