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- Mon Dec 24, 2018 5:30 pm
- Forum: Soldier Research
- Topic: Leading Aircraftman Fred Fazan
- Replies: 2
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Re: Leading Aircraftman Fred Fazan
There were two Fazans in the RAF: 1465649 Francis Clayton Fazan (number indicates an April to October 1941 enlistment at RAF Cardington) 1578262 Norman Guy Fazan ( number indicates a June 1941 enlistment at Birmingham) Norman Guy Fazan was commissioned (new number 174237), flew Mosquitos: http://air...
- Mon Dec 17, 2018 12:44 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Duke of Argyll - Help needed to obtain Commanding Officer’s name
- Replies: 16
- Views: 23472
Re: Duke of Argyll - Help needed to obtain Commanding Officer’s name
I can't even find a file for it in the Kew catalog. There's book by Ken Ford called "Operation Neptune 1944: D-Day’s Seaborne Armada" which shows this ship as part of Assault Group J1 , commanded by Captain Anthony Pugsley, RN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Pugsley whose HQ was aboard the HMS La...
- Mon Dec 10, 2018 10:29 pm
- Forum: Soldier Research
- Topic: F/O W.B. Turner
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5803
Re: F/O W.B. Turner
Okay, I see where the US connection came from.
R109708 Sgt Benjamin Warren Turner, lost on Halifax DT633 (No. 405 Sqn) in accident. Hailed from Georgetown Twnshp, Indiana. US citizen.
R109708 Sgt Benjamin Warren Turner, lost on Halifax DT633 (No. 405 Sqn) in accident. Hailed from Georgetown Twnshp, Indiana. US citizen.
- Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:25 pm
- Forum: Soldier Research
- Topic: F/O W.B. Turner
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5803
Re: F/O W.B. Turner
Need help on researching F/O W.B. Turner, J/38394, RCAF Squadron No. 405, Lancaster, PB650, January 29, 1945. Aircraft on bombing mission to Stuttgart, Germany. Aircraft took off from RAF Gransden Lodge at 2035 hrs. Believed to have come down at Deufringen, 2 km West from the small town of Aidlinge...
- Fri Dec 07, 2018 5:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Female Pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9038
Re: Female Pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary
This article is so full of mistakes it's ridiculous. At the top of the page they ID Maureen Dunlop as a "First Lieutenant", then further down they call her, properly, "First Officer" ATA ranks and their RAF equivalents: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Transport_Auxiliary#Ranks But what really stoo...
- Fri Dec 07, 2018 5:39 pm
- Forum: Soldier Research
- Topic: RCAF 423 Sqdn, Sunderland ML823 Help
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6911
Re: RCAF 423 Sqdn, Sunderland ML823 Help
Ever spoken to Wally Fydenchuk, author of "Immigrants of War", George?
He's the "go to" man on Americans in the RAF and RCAF. He doesn't post on forums too much any more after a certain site in the UK (who should know better) swiped his stuff and claimed it as their own.
He's the "go to" man on Americans in the RAF and RCAF. He doesn't post on forums too much any more after a certain site in the UK (who should know better) swiped his stuff and claimed it as their own.
- Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:14 pm
- Forum: Soldier Research
- Topic: RCAF 423 Sqdn, Sunderland ML823 Help
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6911
Re: RCAF 423 Sqdn, Sunderland ML823 Help
georgetanksherman wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:08 pmWorking on RCAF No. 423 Squadron and need help with a couple of home towns if possible,
Sunderland, ML823, September 6, 1944
F/O E.E. McCann, J/19316, RCAF
Charlevoix, Michigan (US citizen)
W/O 1 J.A.R. Doré, R/96824, RCAF
Levis, Quebec
Cheers
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 7:12 pm
- Forum: Korean War
- Topic: RCAF Pilots who flew in the Korean War
- Replies: 5
- Views: 31032
Re: RCAF Pilots who flew in the Korean War
https://airandspace.si.edu/support/wall-of-honor/mgen-claude-lafrance-rcaf https://airandspace.si.edu/files/wallprofiles/BINARY_DATA_12363.jpg One of 22 Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) pilots on loan to the US Air Force in Korea, Flight Lieutenant Claude A LaFrance, as leader of a flight of 4 F-86 S...
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 7:11 pm
- Forum: Korean War
- Topic: RCAF Pilots who flew in the Korean War
- Replies: 5
- Views: 31032
Re: RCAF Pilots who flew in the Korean War
Also, being kept as a prisoner of war 1 1/2 years AFTER the Korean War ended??? Please add on any other info on other flyer’s who participated. Cheers He told me he didn't think he was ever going to get out of China. There were four USAF fliers with him. All came home after him in 1955. I remember ...
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 5:05 pm
- Forum: Korean War
- Topic: RCAF Pilots who flew in the Korean War
- Replies: 5
- Views: 31032
Re: RCAF Pilots who flew in the Korean War
https://ottawarewind.com/2015/11/09/being-ernest-the-untold-story-of-ottawas-korean-war-ace/ BEING ERNEST: The Untold Story Of Ottawa’s Korean War Ace https://ottawow.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/ernest.jpg Ernie Glover, an Ottawa based pilot flying American Sabre jets during the Korean War. As anoth...