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Seale, Mack Donald |
| Date of birth: | Unknown
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Australian |
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BIOGRAPHY:
Service number: 413266.
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DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (DFC)
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Rank:
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Flying Officer
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Unit:
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Royal Australin Air Force, No. 460 Squadron
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Awarded on:
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December 8th, 1944
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Action:
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Citation:
"Now on his second tour of operations, F/O.Seale has flown on many more operational sorties since the award of the D.F.C. He has attacked some of the enemy's most heavily defended targets in Germany. In the face of intense enemy opposition, this officer has accomplished his tasks with determination, skill and courage. The excellent results obtained are a testimony to his outstanding ability."
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Details:
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Second DFC awarded as a bar for on the ribbon of the first DFC
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DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (DFC)
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Rank:
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Flight Lieutenant
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Unit:
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No. 357 Squadron, Royal Air Force
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Awarded on:
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March 5th, 1946
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Action:
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Citation:
"This officer has completed a large number of operational flying hours and has participated in three tours of operational duty. As squadron navigation officer he has worked with great, efficiency and enthusiasm Fit. Lt. Seale has always reached his target, even in the most adverse weather. He completed three long range sorties to Malaya, dropping stores and personnel by parachute, in the Singapore arsa. Throughout Fit. Lt. Seale has set a magmlirent example of determination and devotion to duty."
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Details:
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Published in The London Gazette dated 5th March 1946.
Third DFC received as a second bar for on the ribbon of the first DFC.
Published in THe Commonwealth of Australia Gazette dated 28th March 1946.
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| Information source(s): |
- Third Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 36280 published on the 7 December 1943
- Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 36831 published on the 5 December 194
- Second Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 37489 published on the 1 March 1946
- Australian war Memorial
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