Callas, Manoel
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Manoel |
Surname | Callas |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Peter and Irene Callas, of Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VII |
Serial Number | PZ436 |
Markings | YP-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 18. E. 18. |
Epitaph | DEARLY LOVED, SADLY MISSED BY FATHER, MOTHER, BROTHERS AND SISTERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 140 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 69541 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 23 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/288/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/288/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-03-1945 |
End Date | 14-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Little Snoring |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support- intruder duties over Handorf and Münster airfields |
Reason for Loss | Seen on fire by another Mosquito. Nothing further heard |