Air Force Experiences

Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior Air force experience

05/01/1941 Joined the Australian Air Force

Trained in Australia, Navigator Observer	

04/09/1941 Posted overseas, at sea 25/10/1941 to 21/09/1943 Egypt,60 Squadron SAAF Marylands, Baltimores. Mosquitos 18/08/1943 to 10/10/1943 Western Desert 12/10/1943 to 10/01/1944 GRS Bairnsdale 177 Wing RAF Dakotas 24/01/1944 Bombay BRD Beaufighters 16/03/1944 At sea 22/03/1944 to 19/04/1944 Brighton UK 27/04/1944 New York 26/05/1944 San Francisco 16/06/1944 At sea 27/06/1944 to 21/07/1944 2PD 17/08/1944 to 18/10/1944 GRS7 Bairnsdale 30/10/1944 to 20/12/1944 TOTU Tocumal and Cargellico Heavy Bomber Operational Training Unit 13/02/1945 2PD Liberators 18/03/1945 to 09/10/1945 12 Squadron Darwin Bombing Airstrips and Japanese vessels in Indonesia, 11 operational sorties 07/05/1945 Hitler Surrendered 02/06/1945 Japan Surrendered 15/10/1945 to 26/11/1945 2PD 15/01/1946 Discharged with DFC