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FLGOFF Malcom Turner Welleslay Pain 420253

Squadron/s610 SQN RAF
615 SQN RAF
Rank On Discharge/Death Flying Officer (FLGOFF)
Date of Birth03 Jan 1932
Date of Death10 Aug 1944
Contributing Author/sCompiled by Vince Conant
2016
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Date of birth - 03 Jan 1923
Place of birth – PARRAMATTA NSW
Place of enlistment - SYDNEY
Next of Kin - PAIN KENNETH

Service Number: 420253
Rank: Flying Officer
Unit: No. 615 'County of Surrey' Squadron (RAF)
Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Conflict / Operation: Second World War, 1939-1945
Conflict eligibility date: Second World War, 1939-1947
Date of death: 10 August 1944
Place of death: Indian area
Cause of death: Accidental
Cemetery or memorial details: Chittagong War Cemetery, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Source: AWM148 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, Air Force



India. C. 1942-12. Group portrait of Australian pilots of No. 615 (Churchill's Own) Squadron RAF. Left to right: Pilot Officer M. T. W. Pain; Warrant Officer (WO) J. E. Payne, WO R. S. M. Layford; Flying Officer M. S. Fullford; Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) G. W. Falconer; the CO, Squadron Leader D. W. McCormack DFC and Bar; Flt Lt K. F. Gannon; WO A. L. Chappell; WO A. L. Whiteman; Flight Sergeant H. B. Chatfield; WO A. A. Payne.
Chittagong War Cemetery, Bangladesh

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610 SQN RAF

No. 610 Squadron was formed at Hooton Park on 10 February 1936 as a day bomber unit of the Auxiliary Air Force. Initially equipped with Harts, it began flying training in May 19...

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615 SQN RAF

No 615 Squadron was formed on 1 June 1937 at Kenley as an army co-operation unit of the Auxiliary Air Force. After flying Audaxes and Hectors, it became a fighter squadron on 7 ...

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