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Blincoe, Kenneth Howard

Date of birth:
November 3rd, 1909 (Nelson, New Zealand)
Date of death:
February 3rd, 1943 (Ingen, the Netherlands)
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Graves Oud-Leusden (Rusthof)
Plot: 13. Row: 13. Grave: 212.
Service number:
412194
Nationality:
New Zealander

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Unit:
No. 75 (New Zealand) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
April 24th, 1945
Citation:
"Pilot Officer Blincoe is a most enthusiastic captain fo aircraft and has complete many operational sorties, mostly against well-defended targets. He has always been most determined in all his attacks and has set an example of the highest order to his crew."

Awarded posthumously
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

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