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No. 83 Squadron, RAAF

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Personnel Rolls

Commanding Officers

Squadron Leader
MEEHAN, WILLIAM JOHN
Royal Australian Air Force
From 26 February 1943
Flight Lieutenant
LINDEMAN, COLIN WELLESLEY
Royal Australian Air Force
From 25 March 1943
Squadron Leader
ALLSHORN, WILLIAM FAULKNER
Royal Australian Air Force
From 5 November 1943
Squadron Leader
GOON, ROY FRANCIS
Royal Australian Air Force
From 8 January 1944
Flight Lieutenant
MACKENZIE, IAN SEAFORTH
Royal Australian Air Force
From 2 January 1945

Roll of Honour

Flying Officer
AYRE, ROY ERIC
Royal Australian Air Force
Died 22 May 1944
Flight Sergeant
JONES, EDWARD LLOYD
Royal Australian Air Force
Died 10 November 1943
Flight Lieutenant
PUGH, NIGEL RUSSELL
Royal Australian Air Force
Missing 29 May 1944
Leading Aircraftman
ROBERTS, CHARLES RAINSBY
Royal Australian Air Force
Died 16 May 1944

Nominal Roll

Aircraft Lists

  • CAC Boomerang (7)

Archival Material

National Archives of Australia

Series No. Control Symbol Item Title Digitised Item Item ID
A9186 113 RAAF Unit History sheets (Form A50) [Operations Record Book - Forms A50 and A51] Number 83 Squadron Feb 43 - Oct 45 1359008

External Links

References

Eather, S. 1995, Flying Squadrons of the Australian Defence Force. Weston Creek: Aerospace Publications.

RAAF Historical Section 1995, Fighter Units. Units of the Royal Australian Air Force: A Concise History, v. 2. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.

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