Training complete, he joined 51 Squadron in September 1940 located at RAF Dishforth in Yorkshire, but transferred in March 1941 to No 1419 (Special Duties) Flight (later 138 Squadron).
•
On 3 February 1942 Austin made an 11 hour round trip to drop four agents and eight containers of supplies to Sarajevo.
•
He flew up the Adriatic Sea and headed inland across the Yugoslav coast to the drop zone at Mitrovica.
•
Austin was made a sergeant at Cambridge and was then posted to RAF Filton just north of Bristol, along with the other soldiers whose surnames began with A, B, or C to Training Wing Number 2 EFTS (Elementary Flying Training School) – a grass aerodrome that was – like much of the airforce at that time – short of aircraft.
John F. Kennedy | Pope John Paul II | Elton John | Austin, Texas | John | John Lennon | John Wayne | John McCain | Austin | John Kerry | John Cage | University of Texas at Austin | Olivia Newton-John | John Williams | John Peel | John Adams | John Steinbeck | John Travolta | John Milton | John Zorn | John Marshall | John Howard | John Singer Sargent | John Ruskin | John Updike | John Maynard Keynes | John Coltrane | John Cleese | St. John's | John Waters |