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John Verdun Newton

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In a newspaper interview published in November 1943, Newton mentioned that all of the other members of his original crew had been killed, while flying with another pilot. (This appears to have occurred while Newton was hospitalised due to illness.) He added that he expected to complete a tour of duty
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The operation failed, to the point that it was, according to historian Martin Middlebrook, "a minor disaster". A total of 38 Lancasters were lost, including 11 pathfinders – a fact that prevented accurate targeting, and as a result, no damage was done to any of the primary targets.
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also claimed to have shot down four-engined bombers in the same area that evening. The bomber was reportedly damaged several times by the fighters and caught fire; it then "lost height and completed a 180 degree turn", before apparently attempting a crash landing in a field.
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was delivered to No. 7 Squadron RAF in July 1943. It initially had the squadron code "MG-K", with which it took part in raids against Berlin (3/4 September 1943); Hanover (18/19 October 1943); Berlin (23/24 November, 26/27 November and 2/3 December 1943).
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Parliament of Western Australia, 2014, "House: Legislative Assembly – Second Reading Date: 5.08 PM Tuesday, 26 October 1999 Member: Thomas, Mr Bill Subject: Heritage Bill 1999 – Second Reading"
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aircraft factories. As a relatively direct route was chosen, the pathfinders were detected by German radar at an early stage of the evening. Under a new tactical system known as
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Some sources give Mary Newton's maiden name as "Dingle", although official sources state that it was Doyle. (Marriage registration no. 6035, 1910, State of Victoria.)
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was redesignated "MG-V" for its six and final sortie. It had flown a total of about 221 hours when it was lost on the evening of 14 January 1944. (Source:
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I want to thank you for having elected me your Parliamentary representative and for the high compliment you paid me. It is indeed a great honor [
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The crash site is half a mile (800 metres) west of Hope, 800 feet (250 metres) north of the road from Vesbeck to Hope. (Aviation Research Neustadt, n.d.
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was one of the aircraft that did not return and its entire crew was reported missing. Post-war investigations by the RAF established that
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Few serving members of Australian parliaments have flown on combat operations as military aviators. There may be only one other example:
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in Victoria. According to the Australian Parliamentary Library, White "surreptitiously flew on several sorties as a second-pilot".
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was held on 27 October 1945. The Labor candidate was Jack Newton's brother, Cecil Newton, who was defeated by the Liberal nominee,
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RAAF Fatalities in Second World War among RAAF Personnel Serving on Attachment in Royal Air Force Squadrons and Support Units
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were initially buried, along with the wreckage, in the crater caused by the explosion. Following the end of the war, the
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But first ... I wish to complete the job I came here to do, and I know that you would like me to do that job well.
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For example, while the UK's youngest MP at the time was also killed in action during 1944, the 25-year-old
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Newton was officially listed as "missing in action" following a mission on the evening of 14 January 1944.
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Jack Newton was the son of Mary Elizabeth Newton (nÊe Doyle), and Edward Henry Newton, who had moved from
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Serving A Nation: Members of the Western Australian Parliament – World War Two Military Service
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while he was overseas; one of only a few serving members of Australian parliaments to
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As the Second World War broke out, Newton and his three brothers were working as
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from London. Newton was elected with 52.81% (1,944 of 3,733 votes cast) of the
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On 27 September 1945, the seat of Greenough was officially declared vacant. A
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was elected to the UK Parliament while serving with the British Army in the
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List of aircraft shot down by various Luftwaffe pilots from Jan – Apr 1944
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Election Statistics: Legislative Assembly of Western Australia 1890–1996
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prevented the posting of reservists and conscripts to units outside the
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in Europe during the Second World War, while continuing to represent a
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and retained Greenough until his retirement from politics in 1975.)
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He was posted to the United Kingdom for operational training with
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Electorate Profiles: District of Greenough (Agricultural Region)
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members of the Western Australian Parliament have died in office
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On 14 January 1944, Newton was the captain of Lancaster B.III,
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Happy Christmas, and victory and peace in the new year.
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in parliament, and killed in action while he was an MP.
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Later research, by Stefan Ilsemann, has suggested that
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in Cambridgeshire, where he served until his death.
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Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Greenough
William Patrick
David Brand
Dongara, Western Australia
Warmeloh
Killed in action
Labor Party
Royal Australian Air Force
Flight Lieutenant
Second World War
Royal Australian Air Force
Second World War
Parliament of Western Australia
seat of Greenough
1943 state election
killed in action
Australian parliaments
preselected
elected
fly on combat operations
sworn in
sit
Victoria
Mingenew
sharefarmers
Wheat and Woolgrowers' Union
left
shearer

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