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| Keywords: P01659.001WatersKittyhawk.jpg 78144 Sergeant Sgt Leonard Victor Waters 78 Squadron RAAF sitting in the cockpit of a P40N Kittyhawk possibly 'Black Magic' Sgt Waters was the only known Australian Aboriginal fighter pilot of the Second World War He joined the RAAF on 24 August 1942 and was trained as a flight mechanic When the RAAF called for aircrew trainees he applied and was accepted for pilot training He undertook his initial training at 1 Elementary Flying Training School 1EFTS Narrandera NSW before graduating as a Sgt pilot from 5 Service Flying Training School 5SFTS Uranquinty NSW His training continued at 2 Operational Training Unit 2OTU Mildura Vic from where he was posted to 78 Squadron on 14 November 1944 He flew 95 operational sorties with 78 Squadron operating from Noemfoor Morotai and Tarakan Sgt Waters was promoted to Flight Sergeant on 1 January 1945 and to Warrant Officer on 1 January 1946 He was discharged from the RAAF on 18 January 1946 Leonard Waters died on 25 August 1993 P01659 001 1944 “45 Not stated Donor K Orchard PD-Australia the Government of Australia <small>Per the link above to the Australian government site where the image was found the Australian government considers this to be public domain worldwide http //www awm gov au/copyright/</small> Len Waters No 78 Squadron RAAF Black and white photographs Curtiss Warhawk RAAF Cockpit of Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Curtiss P-40N Warhawk | ||||
