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ARGUE, Bradley Edward

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rank: F/Sgt
status: pow
airforce: RCAF    (no: R82061 )
born: 1922-03-03 Ottawa Canada

added by: Calvin Wickham
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Bradley Edward “Ted” Argue joined 403 Squadron around the beginning of 1942 making his first recorded flight on 05-01-42.

On 15-04-1942 he claimed for a FW190 probably destroyed.

He was shot down during a circus on 25-04-42 by Fw190 fighters (claimed by Hptm Johannes Seifert) Near Le Crotoy, in the Bay of Somme.

Breaking his arm in the crash he was repatriated from Germany in October 43 via Sweden by a hospital ship – landing in the UK 25-10-43 and Halifax, Canada on 24-11-43.

From the ORB:
P/O Munn, Red 3, and F/S Argue, Red 4, are assumed to be shot down as the S/L saw one pouring glycol and some pilots in 222 Squadron saw two Spitfires pouring glycol and going down in shallow dives. It is hoped that they baled out. F/S Argue had a pistol with him. While Ted was the smallest pilot in the Squadron, he was one of the most aggressive fighters and had a very breezy way with him that appealed to everyone. He had recently shot down a FW 190 over France which the Air Ministry stated that, while the cine-gun shows almost positively that the aircraft was destroyed, only a probable could be allowed. When Argue heard this he said, “What do they want us to do, rope them and bring them back?”

Ted died peacefully in 2006 at the age of 84.

Squadrons:

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AirforceSqdrnDate
RCAF 403 Squadron 1942-01-05

Aircraft:

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SerialNoteDate
AA835 Circuits 1942-01-05
AA835 Circuit and bumps 1942-01-09
AD206 Cine Gun 1942-01-10
AB940 Cine Gun 1942-01-11
AD121 Cine Gun 1942-01-11
AD206 Squadron Formation 1942-01-11
AB978 Non-op Formation flying 1942-01-14
AB940 Cine Gun and Formation 1942-01-17
AB865 Cine Gun and Formation 1942-01-17
AA835 Cine Gun and Formation 1942-01-17
AB865 Drogue Towing, Air Flying 1942-01-20
W3426 Drogue Towing, Air Flying 1942-01-20
AA835 Cine Gun Formation and Follow the Leader 1942-01-24
AD206 Convoy patrol off Barrow Deep 1942-01-25
R6890 Convoy patrol off Barrow Deep 1942-01-25
AB865 Local Pin Pointing Exercise 1942-01-26
AA835 Convoy patrol 1942-01-28
AB364 Return from Hundsdon to North Weald 1942-01-31
AA835 Camera gun and cloud flying 1942-02-07
AD206 A/C Test 1942-02-07
AA835 Formation Flying 1942-02-07
AA835 Flight Formation 1942-02-08
AB871 Non-operational 1942-02-10
AB871 Practice Squadron Formation 1942-02-11
R6890 Convol Patrol off Barrow Deep 1942-02-13
AB978 GCI Co-op 1942-02-14
AB865 Dog-fighting at 25,000ft 1942-02-14
AB871 Convoy Patrol 1942-02-15
AB871 Convoy Patrol 1942-02-15
AB978 Formation flying, Tail end Chase, Camera Gun 1942-02-16
W3431 Squadron formation. Note: on ORB as 'F'3421 1942-02-16
AB871 Cloud formation and Camera Gun 1942-02-17
AB865 Convoy Patrol off Barrow Deep 1942-02-17
AA835 Convoy Patrol off Shoeburyness 1942-02-18
AB871 Formation and Camera Gun 1942-02-18
AB871 Map reading 1942-02-19
AA835 Convoy Patrol off Shoeburyness 1942-02-24
AA835 Map reading 1942-02-25
AD194 Sector Recco by Martlesham. Note ORB has 'W'191 1942-02-27
AD206 Practice Squadron Formation 1942-03-12
AA835 Practice weaving formation and cine gun 1942-03-13
AB865 Dog fight not below 8000ft 1942-03-13
AA835 Tail chase, camera gun, formation flying 1942-03-14
AA835 Convoy patrol to Clacton 1942-03-15
AB364 Convoy patrol 1942-03-15
AB364 Convoy patrol 1942-03-16
AD194 Chattering - convoy. Note ORB has 'W'191 1942-03-23
AD206 Operational sweep as top cover to 12 Bostons 1942-03-24
AD206 Return to North Weald from Gravesend 1942-03-24
AB865 Operational sweep as top cover 1942-03-25
AD206 Convoy patrol of Shoeburyness 1942-03-26
AD206 Wing formation over London for Warships Week 1942-03-26
AD206 Operational sweep as escort cover to 12 Bostons 1942-03-27
BL707 Wing practice formation over London 1942-03-28
AD114 Escort cover to Bostons 1942-04-01
AD114 Return to North Weald from Southend 1942-04-01
AD206 Army co-operation 1942-04-02
AD206 Aerobatics 1942-04-03
AD206 Operational sweep 1942-04-04
BL707 Cloud formation and cine gun 1942-04-06
AD206 Convoy patrol 1942-04-06
AD206 Convoy patrol 1942-04-07
BL707 Cloud flying and cine gun 1942-04-07
AD206 Fighter sweep; taxi-ing accident after landing 1942-04-08
AB865 Formation line astern chase cine gun 1942-04-08
BL707 Escort to Bostons; fired at ME109 1942-04-12
BL707 Return from Manston to North Weald 1942-04-12
AD206 Escort to 12 Bostons 1942-04-14
AD206 Return from West Malling to North Weald 1942-04-14
AD206 Escort to Bostons 1942-04-14
AD206 Escort to Hurricane bombers 1942-04-15
AD206 Escort to Hurricane bombers; FW190 probable 1942-04-15
AD114 EScort for Hurricane bombers 1942-04-16
AD206 Fighter sweep 1942-04-16
AA927 Sweep escorting Bostons 1942-04-17
AA927 Return from Manston to North Weald 1942-04-17
AD206 Practice Squadron Formation 1942-04-20
AD206 Formation flying and Line astern chase 1942-04-24
AD206 To Martlesham for sweep with 12 Bostons, returning to North Weald 1942-04-24
AD206 Escort to Bostons; shot down by FW190 1942-04-25

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