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BIRD, James Snelgrove

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rank: Sgt
status: kifa
airforce: RCAF    (no: J84118 )
born: Canada

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This pilot flew Spitfire fighter aircraft for the RCAF / RAF (60% of all RCAF personnel served in RAF units at some point) in WWII, this record has come from the database of Mr. Halliday, a Canadian military historian.

This Pilot's entry: cause of death was flying accident, burial location UK, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (www.cwgc.org) may have more information on family.

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Sgt JS Bird was killed in Spitfire I R7062 of 57 OTU which collided with Spitfire I R6829 of the same unit near Queensferry killing Sgt AC Bone RCAF.

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RAF 57

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R7062 1941-12-12

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