BURT Sir Francis Theodore Page AC KCMG QC

RAAF RAN Born Perth WA 14 June 1918 Died Claremont WA 8 September 2004

Service No: RAAF 436630 O52772 RAN F3286. 1940 RAN. 1942 RAAF 10 Squadron Plymouth. On joining the Sunderland Flying Boat’s Crew, two Members (the other being Allen Bagshaw) were nicknamed ‘Blue’. The pilot, Frank Burt’s, nickname was changed to ‘Red’. Appointed Lieutenant Governor 1977-1990 Then Governor of Western Australia 1990-93. Government House WA: biography. Mentioned in 10 Squadron’s WWII History: Maritime is No. 10 (1983)

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