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WWII Spitfire leader Robert Wilton Bungey to be memorialised despite ‘horrific act’
Servicemen and women can be lost to war even if they return with their lives, and it is with this acknowledgement that an Adelaide council will memorialise a decorated pilot with a tragic end.
Key points:
- Robert Wilton Bungey led the first Australian Spitfire Squadron in 1941
- He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his efforts above France and in the Battle of Britain
- After his wife died suddenly within two weeks of returning home, Bungey shot himself and his baby son
RAAF Squadron Leader Robert Wilton Bungey is one of Australia’s most renowned fighter pilots, flying innumerable missions from World War II’s early stages, including during the Fall of France and the Battle of Britain.
Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by King…
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