Name: |
GUNN |
Given Name: |
PHILIP MAURICE |
Initials: |
P M |
Service No: |
421488 |
Rank: |
Pilot OfficerOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Royal Australian Air Force |
Unit: |
194 Squadron RAFOther Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1945-05-13Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Birth: |
1918-04-09 |
Age: |
27 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, Dakota KN 202, took off from base at 1455 hours on 3 May 1945 after being briefed to land supplies at Payagi, Burma. The aircraft and crew were last seen by the Duty Ops Officer at the time the aircraft took off. Since then nothing further heard from the aircraft. At 1146 hours the aircraft was reported overdue to the HQ 341 Wing, and an air-seajungle search organised. All aircraft returned to base with nil results. A 1953 report by the Far East Graves service stated "local villagers stated that a two engine British aircraft was forced to land a few miles from Payagi in the forest area in May 1945 which was still occupied by the enemy. None of the crew were brought in or buried or taken prisoner. The villagers had no knowledge of graves near the wrecked aircraft or elsewhere. The fate of the crew could not be ascertained and the graves were unlocated after a search." |
Additional
Information: |
Son of Alexander Barnett Gunn and Maude Alice Gunn; husband of Wilma Kathleen Gunn, of Hoosier, Saskatchewan, Canada. Born Cape Town, South Africa |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2022-07-26
