F/S William Warren Ullinger RAAF and crew – 103 Squadron - 1945
103 Squadron Ullinger
William Warren Ullinger was born 20 July 1924 at Carnarvon, Western Australia. He enlisted on the 26 October 1942.
The Ullinger crew were posted to 103 squadron in February / early March 1945 from HCU. Date not recorded in ORB.
The crew was as follows :-
F/S W W Ullinger RAAF
Sgt J Harris
Sgt J R Duxbury
F/S C C Souter
Sgt G E Bird
Sgt D J Brown
Sgt F H C Stockwell
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This crew flew the following operations with 103 Squadron :-
24-Mar-45 - Harpenerweg - Benzol - Lancaster - ME475 - F/S WW Ullinger RAAF
27-Mar-45 - Paderborn - Army support - Lancaster - RA579 - F/S WW Ullinger RAAF
03-Apr-45 - Nordhausen - V Weapons factory - Lancaster - ME475 - F/S WW Ullinger RAAF
04-Apr-45 - Lutzkendorf - Oil - Lancaster - NG360 - F/S WW Ullinger RAAF
09-Apr-45 - Kiel - Ship yard and naval base - Lancaster - RA579 - F/S WW Ullinger RAAF
10-Apr-45 - Plauen - Railway yards - Lancaster - RA579 - F/S WW Ullinger RAAF
14-Apr-45 - Potsdam - Barracks and railway yards - Lancaster - RE121 - F/S WW Ullinger RAAF
18-Apr-45 - Heligoland - Naval base and airfield - Lancaster - PD427 - F/S WW Ullinger RAAF
22-Apr-45 - Bremen - Army support - Lancaster - PD427 - F/S WW Ullinger RAAF
25-Apr-45 - Berchtesgaden - Hitler's chalet and SS barracks - Lancaster - PD427 - F/S WW Ullinger RAAF
07-May-45 - Rotterdam - Operation Manna - Lancaster - PD427 - F/S WW Ullinger RAAF
Ullinger was commissioned on the 26 May 1945.
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Post war Bill Ullinger returned to Australia to pursue a career in engineering. Having founded, built and ran a successful civil engineering company for some 20 years Bill decided to try his hand at growing grapes and making wines in the newly established Margaret River wine region. In 1976, Bill moved to Margaret River, purchased a property and set about the task of planting out a vineyard and building a winery. This as the start of Redgate Wines. The first vines were planted in 1977 and first wines were made in 1981. In 1982 Redgate were awarded the prestigious Montgomery Trophy at the Adelaide Wine Show for Best Cabernet at Show. From then on Redgate has grown into one of Australia’s premium boutique wineries.
Compiled by David Fell. Photo from my archive
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