Warrant Officer [Pilot]
Owen James Mitchell
Conflict:
WW2
Additional Information:
Son of Frank Mitchell (former Town Clerk, Nelson), and of Sarah Deborah Elizabeth Mitchell (nee Nielsen), of Nelson, New Zealand.
References:
NZ WAR GRAVES
Biographical Notes:
Public Contributions:
Submitted by: Scott M
Relationship to casualty: None
This man was killed while piloting a Hawker Tempest. He was shot down by a German ace, Oberfeldwebel Willi Reschke, who was piloting a Focke-Wulf Ta 152, after strafing ground targets near Ludwigslus... Read MoreAdd a Story or Photo
Personal Tributes:
Casualty
Service Number:
424498
Name:
Owen James Mitchell Rank:
Warrant Officer
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
29 January 1922
Place of Birth:
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Education:
Date of Enlistment:
02 May 1942
Place of Enlistment:
Rotorua, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single Occupation on Enlistment:
Student Employer:
Canterbury University College Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 486 Squadron RNZAF
Casualty Details
Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
14 April 1945
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death:
23
Conflict:
WW2
Cemetery
Cemetery:
Cemetery Reference:
9. C. 16.
Cemetery Location:
Germany