REPORTED MISSING.
AIRMAN FROM WELLINGTON. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, April 1L Cabled advice was received on Saturday hv Mr and Mrs S. D. Rankin, of Malcolm Avenue, that their soil, Pilot-Officer David Alexander Rankin, is reported missing alter having taken part in air operations with the R.A.b. Pi lot-0 Ifieer Rankin joined the Air Force in 193" and after two months at Rongotni went- through an extensive period of training at Christchurch. He left for England in February, 1939, being in charge of a party of 38. It was his intention to have six years’ service with the R.A.F. He took a lively part in the recreational side of Air Force life, and was attached to the 115th Squadron.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 116, 15 April 1940, Page 6
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119REPORTED MISSING. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 116, 15 April 1940, Page 6
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