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"A" Able flying through the Eiffel Tower? (although this event likely happened, this photograph is likely fake.) It is signed by the late Bill Bryant RAF who was the navigator of that aircraft piloted by Bob Boorman RCAF. The caption reads "This Stars Stripes photograph was taken on 14 September 1944 and shows a Mosquito Mk XIII of 409 Squadron RCAF. Pilot - W/O Bob Boorman RCAF Navigator F/S Bill Bryant RAF Flying through the Eiffel Tower."
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194 Squadron (RAF) ( 20)

Pilot Officer

Brookman, Kenneth

Killed in Action

1943‑08‑27

Hudson (FK584)

Birstall, Leicestershire, England

Flight Sergeant

Cameron, William Caverhill

Killed in Action

1942‑12‑15

Hudson (FH431)

Prince Rupert, BC (parents)

Squadron Leader

Cartwright, Louis Richard Conway

Killed in Action

1943‑08‑27

Hudson (FK584)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Pilot Officer

Christie, Burton Roxborough

Killed in Action

1944‑06‑19

Dakota (FZ600)

Toronto, Ontario

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Cox, John Maynard

Killed in Action

1945‑06‑14

Dakota (KG694)

Oakville, Ontario

Wing Commander

Crawford, Robert Cree

Killed in Action

1945‑06‑20

Dakota (KK175)

Montreal, Quebec

Pilot Officer

Fletcher, Leonard Francis

Killed in Action

1944‑08‑24

Dakota (FZ644)

Penticton, British Columbia

Warrant Officer 1st Class

Hansford, George Wellington

Killed in Action

1944‑06‑19

Dakota (FZ600)

Brantford, Ontario

Major-General

Heywood, Thomas George Gordon

Killed in Action

1943‑08‑27

Hudson (FK584)

Barnes, Surrey, England

Warrant Officer 2

Kerswill, Giles James Daniel

Killed in Action

1942‑12‑15

Hudson (FH431)

Maple, Ontario

Flight Sergeant

MacLean, Ralph

Killed in Action

1942‑12‑15

Hudson (FH431)

Michigan, USA

Squadron Leader

Metcalf, Colin

Killed in Action

1943‑08‑27

Hudson (FK584)

Bramhall, Cheshire, England

Brigadier

Radley, Hugh Poynton

Killed in Action

1943‑08‑27

Hudson (FK584)

Bosham, Sussex, England

Civilian

Rand, Robert

Killed in Action

1943‑08‑27

Hudson (FK584)

Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Flight Lieutenant

Rice, James Murray

Killed in Action

1945‑06‑14

Dakota (KG694)

Essex, Ontario

Pilot Officer

Simpson, Gerald Adams

Died

1944‑10‑23

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Trenton, Ontario

Pilot Officer

Tattrie, Charles Esley

Killed in Action

1944‑06‑19

Dakota (FZ600)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Flying Officer

Thain, Clare Kenneth

Killed in Action

1944‑05‑06

Dakota (FZ599)

Sarnia, Ontario

Pilot Officer

Walsh, William Clayton

Killed in Action

1943‑08‑27

Hudson (FK584)

Leonard, Ontario

Flight Sergeant

Yealland, Leonard

Killed in Action

1943‑08‑27

Hudson (FK584)

Stopsley, Luton, Bedfordshire, England

Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

Lancaster FM213

Andrew Mynarski, VC

194 Squadron (RAF) ( 20)

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