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Hi All, There is a question regarding this airman, Sgt Hiram Wolf R77476, 96 Squadron RAF, killed January 1, 1942 ferrying a Defiant N3432, which flew into high ground in poor weather in the Lake District of England. All seems normal, but according to Richard Allenby in his site on crashes 'Hiram Wo...

Hi BFBSM and Temujin, Many Thanks for the information. I have added the age and his home-town to the entry for Sgt Duffy's entry in They Shall Grow Not Old Errata File. This new entry will read: DUFFY, THOMAS SGT(AG) 798611 - Royal Air Force [CWGC; www.rafcommands.com]. From Port au Port, Dominion o...

Hi All, Here is a puzzler, and just after Memorial Day too. Sgt Thomas Duffy RAF was killed Oct. 1-2, 1942 in 218 Squadron Stirling I N3763 HA-Q (from Chorley). He is not in They Shall Grow Not Old , and even his Commonwealth War Graves Commisson entry notes him as just 'T. Duffy'. He is also known ...

Hi George, Sorry for the delayed reply. Health problems; all well now. Your notes on RFC graves in Texas reminded me of Vernon Castle, the well known English pilot / dancer who is buried there. There is an interesting book that you should find in the Museum there, Royal Flying Corps - Borden to Texa...

Hi George, Not including RAF airmen lost in the USA in accidents or operations, and RCAF (USA) whose families somehow got their son's bodies returned to the USA (including at least 1 illegal disinterment), I have 2 RCAF airmen lost overseas who were on USA aircraft and were buried in collective grav...

Hi Again George and temujin, Should always finish the work before replying. From the records for F/S Haglund posted by Library and Archives Canada https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=kia&IdNumber=14380&q_type_1=q&q_1=r68760&ecopy=44485_83024005506_0961-00001 it woul...

Hi George and temujin, I just got to the loss of F/S Fry and F/S Haglund in the TSGNO errata. Thought you might be interested in the book by one of the other RCAF WAGs that served in the 12th (Medium) Bomb Group, One Man's Journal-The War Years by D.S. Fraser, self published, 2004, who has reference...

Hi Temujin, Thanks as always. Honoured in the Book of Remembrance is interesting and signifcant. I wonder what the reason for his omission elsewhere is? Others are honoured who served briefly. AC2 Thomas Foster Gordon R57573, killed February 11, 1940 in a car accident that injured 2 other airmen and...

Hi George, I have found references to unpaid leave for airmen who have enlisted, but not yet been called up to active duty. Also for planting and harvesting crops. But those references are for airmen who are referenced on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Canadian Virtual War Memorial and the ...

Now here is a real mystery. In the book They Shall Grow Not Old is an entry: Richard, Charles Urbain AC2 R89726. From Arichat, Nova Scotia. Died Apr. 18/41. Recruiting Centre, Hamilton, Ontario. AC2 Richard was on leave without pay when he died of natural causes while in the General Hospital at Niag...