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Now on his second tour of operations, Flight Lieutenant WHITE has completed 285 hours of operational flying, and has participated in 94 sorties and 30 strikes. He is a pilot of outstanding ability and skill, who has displayed exceptonal courage and devotion to duty whilst flying against the enemy as a member of No. 78 (I/F) Squadron.

On June 3rd, 1944, he was leading a formation of aircraft over Biak Island, Dutch New Guinea, when contact was made with a number of enemy bombers and fighters. Flight Lieutenant WHITE skilfully placed his formation at the advantage, and he was personally credited with destroying two enemy aircraft bringing his total to five enemy aircraft destroyed.

Unit: No. 78 Squadron, RAAF

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Members of No. 78 Squadron, RAAF, who took part in the RAAF's last major air combat in the SWPA during WWII

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National Archives of Australia

Series No.	Control Symbol	Item Title	Digitised Item	Item ID
A705	166/43/794	WHITE, Gordon Horace - (Flight Lieutenant); Service Number - 406121; File type - Casualty - Repatriation; Aircraft - Kittyhawk A29-570; Place - Sagan, Dutch New Guinea; Date - 8 August 1944		1082911
A9300	WHITE G H	WHITE GORDON HORACE : Service Number - 406121 : Date of birth - 04 Jan 1922 : Place of birth - ALBANY WA : Place of enlistment - PERTH WA : Next of Kin - WHITE DOROTHY		5240572