AIR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 February 1943, Page 2

AIR CASUALTIES

NEW ZEALAND PERSONNEL SEVERAL DEATHS REPORTED. MASTERTON OFFICER KILLED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The following New Zealand air personnel serving overseas have been re- / ported as casualties by the Air Depart-1 ment, Wellington:— F BANNATYNE, Robert G„ L/Ac., slightly injured on active service; Auckland. DUNLOP, Alistar C., Sergt., killed on active service; Hawera. ENGSTROM, Vaughan G. W., Flight Lieut., R.A.F., killed on active service. Mrs E. M. Engstrom, 66 Colombo Road, Masterton (m) McNAREY, David 1., Flying Officer, slightly wounded on active service; Dunedin. RUNDLE, John R., Sergt., killed on active service; South Westland. Reclassifications. FRANKLIN, Ford J., Sergt., previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed; Napier. JOHANSON, Keith C., Flying Officer, previously reported missing, now confirmed killed in action; Hamilton. LOFTUS, Geoffrey D., Sergt., previously reported killed on active service, now reclassified from killed to missing, believed killed on active service; Auckland. PERRERS, Frederick L., Flying Officer, previously reported interned in Spain, now reclassified safe in British territory; Auckland. WALLACE, Utrick W„ Sergt., previously reported missing, now confirmed killed on active service; Auckland. WARNER, Kenneth J., Sergt., previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed; Hataitai.