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A/VMsh Robert Deacon Elliott

from: United Kingdom Northamptonshire Church Brampton ... details
update: 2023-01-15

F/L Dudley Henry Forrest

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S/L Roy Hales

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Sub/Lt Francis Dawson Paul

from: United Kingdom City of London Chelsea ... details
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Comm Reginald Frank Bryant

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Sub/Lt Victor Soutar Lowden

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Capt Harold Taylor

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Lt Justin Herbert Powell

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Lt David Michael Bay

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Capt Richard Michael Smeeton

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F/L Forgrave Marshall Smith

from: Canada Alberta Edmonton ... details
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F/O Charles Warren Trevena

from: Canada Saskatchewan Regina ... details
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P/O Roland Harold Dibnah

from: Canada Manitoba Winnipeg ... details
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P/O Noel Karl Stansfeld

from: Canada Alberta Edmonton ... details
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P/O Henry Arnold Sprague

from: Canada Ontario Hamilton ... details
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TB247

stats: LFXVIe ? M266 ... details
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TB249

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ORB 322 (Dutch) Squadron RAF

Form 541 16 aircraft, operating in sections of 2, took part in leaflet bombing at A.2252, A.2128, A.1509, A.2218, A.0909, A.0816, A.4741. ...

on: aircraft, 2016-09-27 ... details

From Nephew (2016)

Spitfire RM839 was flown by Flt/L Lem Barnes of 402 Sqdrn (originally from Calgary Alberta Canada) when it was brought down. Uncle Lem survi ...

on: aircraft, 2016-09-16 ... details

No Known Grave

From online Text at AWM (what is sad is that there is no known grave). Source: NAA : A705, 166/38/515 Aircraft Type: Spitfire Serial n ...

on: pilots, 2016-09-09 ... details

Additional Text from RC09125_018--1.PDF

This text was found online (see link above) ... RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT IN ROYAL AIR FORCE SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS IN W ...

on: aircraft, 2016-09-09 ... details

AVM Baker or TT (Traill) or both?

The official record states this was the personal aircraft of another officer, TT (AVM TC Traill). Yet other imagery shows or claims it as p ...

on: aircraft, 2016-08-28 ... details

ER603 Pilot

Pilot when force landed was F/O Idris T. Garrett ...

on: aircraft, 2016-08-23 ... details

Flt Lt Bill Palmer's Spitfire Vb "Peggy" W3852 on the left, St Omer scrapyard 1942 ...

on: aircraft, 2016-07-28 ... details

Thanks - and do you have more pics of Ca

Caroline, thanks for posting, yes, you posted Mike Stevens, and, added a link to a site showing the aircraft as flown by both Beurling and S ...

on: aircraft, 2016-06-24 ... details