Panitz, Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | W/C |
Forename(s) | Gordon |
Surname | Panitz |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 22-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Samuel and Janet Panitz, of Southport, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VI |
Serial Number | NT229 |
Markings | SB-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bona Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 3 |
Panel Number | Not yet erected on site |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 404891 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 2 Group, 140 Wing |
Squadron | 464 (Norwich's own) |
Squadron Motto | Aequo animo (Equanimity) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Miscellaneous Information
Known as Pete |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1924/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1924/39 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | - |
End Date | - |
Takeoff Station | Thorney Island |
Operation | Daylight attack on marsahlling yards at Chagny, south of Dijon, France |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by flak near Nevers |