274 Squadron North Africa
Flying fighter sweep patrols over the Western desert. Shot down 1941-12-01 and made a POW.
In Enemy Hands: Canadian Prisoners of War 1939-45Almon, Daniel William (Flight Lieutenant)
Prisoner of War 1941-December-01
Birth Date: 1919-September-08
Born: Sydney, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia
Parents: the late Strickland Almon and Mary Ann MacDonald
Spouse: Marjorie Eunice Almon
Home: Sydney, Nova Scotia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
274 (F) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Supero I conquer
Base
unspecified base in Libya
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
J/38650
Prev: R/65355
PoW: 260767
Home
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Finadagrave.comMission
Hurricane IIA or B or C Z2510
Combat 1941-December-01 to 1941-December-01
274 (F) Sqn (RAF) LG 124
274 Squadron (Supero) RAF Landing Ground 124, Libya. Hurricane Z2510 was shot down by Me-109's. Pilot Flight Lieutenant (the Flight Sergeant) DW Almon (RCAF) baled out, wounded in ankle before his aircraft crashed near El Adem, Libya. He survived and was taken Prisoner of War, held first in Italian POW camp PG 59 in Sevigliano, Italy, March 1942 and later moved to Stalag Luft 4, Poland
Flight Lieutenant Almon was safe back in the UK 1945-04-18
In Enemy Hands, Canadian Prisoners of War 1939-45
{Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database]...Hurricane Z2510 IIA or B or C - Combat - 1941-12-01 to 1941-12-01
Squadron: 274 (F) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1941-12-01
Completion Date: 1941-12-01
Mission: Combat
Operation: unspecified
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Base: LG 124
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Crash City: Libya
Crash Specifics:
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: fighter
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War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
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274 Squadron (Supero) RAF Landing Ground 124, Libya. Hurricane Z2510 was shot down by Me-109's. Pilot Flight Lieutenant (the Flight Sergeant) DW Almon (RCAF) baled out, wounded in ankle before his aircraft crashed near El Adem, Libya. He survived and was taken Prisoner of War, held first in Italian POW camp PG 59 in Sevigliano, Italy, March 1942 and later moved to Stalag Luft 4, Poland
Flight Lieutenant Almon was safe back in the UK 1945-04-18
In Enemy Hands, Canadian Prisoners of War 1939-45