Wg Cdr Arthur Gill, OBE, DFC
Wing Commander Arthur Gill died on March 4th, aged 100.
Wing Commander Arthur Gill obituary
Called up from the RAFVR at the outbreak of WW2, he remained in the RAF until retirement at 55. His obituary in the
Telegraph highlights his service as a dive-bomber pilot on Vultee A-31 Vengeance a/c with 84 Sqn during the Burma campaign. The squadron had previously operated Blenheims in theatres including North Africa, but had been decimated when the Japanese overran Sumatra and Java.
"Gill was greatly admired by his staff. Members of the current 84 Squadron flew from Cyprus to join him in celebrating his 100th birthday. He died a few hours after they left the party."
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