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| Name | ELTIS |
| First names | Fred William |
| Rank | Flying Officer |
| Service | RAAF |
| Crew position | Pilot |
| Comments | Posted in 2/45 but killed in a flying accident in 1957 |
| Flew 14 operations and one Exodus mission with the Squadron | |
| Awarded the DFM | |
 Captain Fred Eltis and Andy Eltis (en-route Funchal - Southampton) Today, Andy has a clear memory of the photograph being taken! |
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| Additional information received
from Andy: Dad (Fred) was captain of Aquila Airways Solent flying boat G-AKNU which had just departed Southampton waters late on the 15th November 1957. A short while later it suffered an engine failure and was attempting to return to Southampton when it crashed into the Isle Of Wight at 22:46. Two engines were stopped at the time of the crash. Waiting for him in Funchal Madeira were me, my mum Helga and sister Helen. |
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