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FLGOFF David Edwin Yates 422331

Squadron/s457 SQN
Rank On Discharge/Death Flying Officer (FLGOFF)
NicknameSnow
Mustering / SpecialisationPilot
Date of Birth07 Dec 1922
Date of Enlistment26 Apr 1942
Contributing Author/sDavid Hamilton and Phil Listemann
Updated by Vince Conant
October 2013
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David was born on the 7/12/1922 at Cudal, NSW

He enlisted on the 26/4/1942 and eventually after training he ended up with 457 Squadron flying Spitfires.

He was discharged on the 7/1/1945 from No. 457 Squadron.



L-R: Norm Vidler, David (Snow) Yates, Norm Rankin and Gil Campbell
Norm Vidler, 'Snow' Yates, 'Dinger' Bell, Norm Rankin, Ted Sly of 457 'Grey Nurse', Squadron on Moratai 1945

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457 SQN

457 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, was formed at Baginton, near Coventry, in England on 16 June 1941 in accordance with Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme. Init...

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