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426054, Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Mangos (underlined)
Widow (underlined) Mrs M.V. Mangos of Brighton, England.
Mother (underlined) Mrs D.S. Finch of Cashmere Hills, Christchurch

Kenneth Mangos was born at Reefton on the 25th May, 1921. He received his secondary education at St. Bede's College, Christchurch, followed by a year's farm training at Flock House, Bulls. When applying for enlistment in aircrew, on the 26th May, 1941, he was employed in farm work for Mr. J. Sloss at Waipara, North Canterbury.

Flight Lieutenant Mangos was enlisted at Woodbourne, Blenheim, on the 30th May, 1942, and employed there on aerodrome defence duties until remustered to aircrew and posted to the Initial Training Wing, Rotorua, on the 26th November. He proceeded to Harewood on the 3rd January, 1943 for his elementary flying training and then on the 6th March to No. 1 Service Flying Training School, Wigram. Here, on the 2nd July, he was awarded the flying badge and promoted to the rank of Sergeant. While overseas, he was further promoted to Flight Sergeant on the 2nd January, 1944, commissioned in the rank of Pilot Officer on the 13th July, 1944, granted the acting rank of Flying Officer on the 18th August, 1944 and the acting rank of Flight Lieutenant on the 31st October, 1944. Meantime, on the 15th July, 1943, he had embarked for the United Kingdom.

Flight Lieutenant Mangos arrived at No. 12 R.N.Z.A.F. Personnel Despatch and Reception Centre, Brighton, on the 4th September and was posted to No. 20 (P) Advanced Flying Unit, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, on the 19th October. He remained there until proceeding to No. 17 Operational Training Unit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire on the 17th March, 1944, for crewing up and completion of his training on Wellington bomber aircraft. On the 7th June he was posted to No. 51 Base, Swinderby, Lincolnshire, for conversion to Lancaster four-engined aircraft, before joining No. 44 Squadron at Dunholm Lodge, Lincolnshire, on the 18th August. From this base as pilot of Lancaster bomber aircraft, he took part in a number of operational flights.

Flight Lieutenant Mangos was the pilot of a Lancaster bomber aircraft engaged during the night of the 8th/9th February, 1945 in an attack on a target at Politz (Stettin) in Eastern Germany. The aircraft..