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SINCLAIR, Duncan

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rank: F/L
status: pow
airforce: RCAF    (no: J12784 )
born: Canada

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Posted to 249 squadron from 185 squadron 1st April 1944.

1944-07-16 249 Squadron ORB Spitfire LZ882

Three Spitfires on strafing mission. Covered Sucevici - Bihac - Otocac - Gospic. Nil seen. On coming out, F/Lt Sinclair found his aircraft had a glycol leak, and he baled out at approx 4513N and 1558E, close inshore, Sgt Mowbray circled him for 10 minutes and saw him paddle to land.

POW number 7166.

DFC Gazetted 1944-10-10


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Squadrons:

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RAF 249 1944-04-01

Aircraft:

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EN401 185 1943-06-14
ES120 Air test 1944-06-01
ES120 Temp duty. Return to base from Malta. 1944-06-04
ES264 4 Spits road sweep, could not penetrate passed Molisht. Strafed oil derrick, armored car & maintenance yard. 1944-06-06
ES284 4 Spits with 8x250 lbs bombed camp N.W of Igoumenitsa. 4 bombs on target 4 misses. 1944-06-06
P/O Sinclair appointed acting F/Lt 1944-06-07
LZ878 4 Spits road strafing, F/O Sinclair returned early with engine trouble. 0510 - 0545 1944-06-08
LZ878 To base (Grottaglie) from San Pancrazio 0800 - 0815 1944-06-08
JL304 4 Spits on road strafing covering Delvinë to Melissopetra. 3 M.T's strafed getting 2 flames. 1944-06-08
JK177 4 Spits Kamenicë to Barmash area. Strafed 20 plus M.T's, 1 fuel bowser flamer, 1 M.T flamer, 1 disintegrated & 2 destroyed. 1944-06-09
JL304 4 Spits Barmash area strafed 2 road convoys. (1) 15 M.T's with mule drawn vehicles. (2) 15-20 M.T's with mule drawn vehicles. Strafed both & mules stampede out of control. 1944-06-10
EF698 4 Spits bombing sweep to Barmash. MT Park 2 huts destroyed. 4 bombs missed targets. Near Draçovë 7 MT's damaged 1 destroyed. 1944-06-10
JL304 4 Spits, east of Jerguest strafed 2 M.T's. & causing casualties to personal. Out of range heavy flak from Sarandë 1944-06-12
JL304 Long-range Spits Strafing sweep with F/Sgt K.Davison 2 M.T's destroyed & 8 damaged between Pukë & Arras 1944-07-01
JK232 Four L.R Spits covered Durazzo to Veles. 7 M.T's destroyed. 1944-07-01
EP718 Airborne with 2/Lt Shields photo reconnaissance of bridge at Shegas 1944-07-04
JG736 Pratice flying 1944-07-05
LZ882 Please read picture above. 1944-07-16

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