SHERIDAN, Frederick Joseph

POW German - RTA NG468 took off at 1927 hours on 21 February to attach Duisburg, Germany. The aircraft was lost and all the crew members became Prisoners of War. The crew members of NG468 were: Flight Sergeant Clare Gordon Cooper (430440) (Wireless Air Gunner) PoW, Discharged from the RAAF: 18 December 1945 Flying Officer Austin Flynn (432146) (Bomb Aimer) PoW, Discharged from the RAAF: 19 November 1945 Flying Officer Bruce Heffer (422952) (Pilot) PoW, Discharged from the RAAF: 31 October 1945 Flight Sergeant Albert Russell Main (436559) (Navigator) PoW, Discharged from the RAAF: 8 January 1946 Sergeant G F Rudge (3025166) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer) PoW Flight Sergeant Frederick Joseph Sheridan (441296) (Air Gunner) PoW, Discharged from the RAAF: 1 February 1946 Flight Sergeant Robert Charles Styles (441367) (Air Gunner) PoW, Discharged from the RAAF: 5 December 1945

Last Name
SHERIDAN
Given Names
Frederick Joseph
Service Number
441296
Course Details
WAGS Course 41, WAGS Course 44
Finish Date
07/01/1944
To
AGS only
Kill Date or Discharge Date
01/02/1946 (Discharged)
Discharge Unit
460 SQN UK
Rank
Warrant Officer
Prisoner of War
POW
Notes

POW German - RTA NG468 took off at 1927 hours on 21 February to attach Duisburg, Germany. The aircraft was lost and all the crew members became Prisoners of War. The crew members of NG468 were: Flight Sergeant Clare Gordon Cooper (430440) (Wireless Air Gunner) PoW, Discharged from the RAAF: 18 December 1945 Flying Officer Austin Flynn (432146) (Bomb Aimer) PoW, Discharged from the RAAF: 19 November 1945 Flying Officer Bruce Heffer (422952) (Pilot) PoW, Discharged from the RAAF: 31 October 1945 Flight Sergeant Albert Russell Main (436559) (Navigator) PoW, Discharged from the RAAF: 8 January 1946 Sergeant G F Rudge (3025166) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer) PoW Flight Sergeant Frederick Joseph Sheridan (441296) (Air Gunner) PoW, Discharged from the RAAF: 1 February 1946 Flight Sergeant Robert Charles Styles (441367) (Air Gunner) PoW, Discharged from the RAAF: 5 December 1945

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