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Lancaster FM213
CWHM flies one of the two airworthy Lancasters in the world. FM213 is usually marked as KB726 honouring Andrew Mynarski, VC.
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Andrew Mynarski, VC
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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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Leading Aircraftman

Killed in Vehicle Accident

1960‑04‑30

Leading Aircraftman

Douglas, Henry Beirne

Killed in Flying Accident

1941‑04‑30

Yale (3412)

Flight Sergeant

Berryman, Stuart

Killed in Flying Accident

1945‑04‑30

Lancaster (KB879)

Hamilton, Ontario

Sergeant

Burkholder, Gordon Wesley

Killed in Flying Accident

1942‑04‑30

Crane (7884)

Didsbury, Alberta

Flight Cadet

Emmett, Richard Gore

unknown

1952‑04‑30

Fonthill, Ontario

Flight Sergeant

Fontaine, Raymond Ernest

Died

1945‑04‑30

Fort William, Ontario

Corporal

Fortune, Melville F

Died

1943‑04‑30

Montreal, Quebec

Flight Lieutenant

Healey, Wilbert Arley

Killed in Action

1944‑04‑30

Lancaster (ND553)

Parry Sound, Ontario

Sergeant

Hill, Gordon Harold

Killed in Flying Accident

1944‑04‑30

Anson (6354)

London, Ontario

Sergeant

Hunt, Claude Sam

Interned Prisoner

1941‑04‑30

Wellington (W5652)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Sergeant

Kay, John Henry

Killed in Flying Accident

1945‑04‑30

Lancaster (KB879)

Calgary, Alberta

Flying Officer

Morgan, Victor Herbert

Killed in Flying Accident

1952‑04‑30

Harvard (AJ696)

Toronto, Ontario

Corporal

McGuire, Henry Francis

Killed in Flying Accident

1942‑04‑30

Crane (7884)

Cobourg, Ontario

Flight Sergeant

Patenall, Donald Heric

Killed in Flying Accident

1942‑04‑30

Crane (7884)

Calgary, Alberta

Flight Sergeant

Tweedy, John Lester

Killed in Flying Accident

1945‑04‑30

Lancaster (KB879)

Lougheed, Alberta

Flight Sergeant

Wright, Edward James

Killed in Flying Accident

1945‑04‑30

Lancaster (KB879)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Flight Lieutenant

Picard, Paul Maxillien Lucien

Killed in Flying Accident

1966‑04‑30

Otter (3678)

Beauharnois, Quebec

Corporal

Young, Philip Lloyd Cyril

Killed in Flying Accident

1992‑04‑30

Labrador/Voyageur (10411)

Sydney, Nova Scotia

Captain

Davidson, Donald Alastair Leslie

Killed in Action

1917‑04‑30

Hampton Court Palace, London, England (parents)

Second-Lieutenant

Sherman, Patton

Killed in Action

1917‑04‑30

B.E.2 (A2916)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Flight Lieutenant

Campbell, William Gavin

Killed in Flying Accident

1945‑04‑30

Lancaster (KB879)

Strathclair, Manitoba (parents)

Warrant Officer II

Lawley, Thomas Daniel

Killed in Flying Accident

1945‑04‑30

Lancaster (KB879)

Hamilton, Ontario

Sergeant

Leckie, John Campbell

Killed in Action

1943‑04‑30

Wellington (HF700)

Osoyoos, British Columbia

Flight Sergeant

Lefebvre, Gordon Randolph

Killed in Action

1942‑04‑30

Wellington (Z8525)

Cornwall, Ontario

Lieutenant

Hogg, Arthur Webster

Survived

1917‑04‑30

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Captain

Allen, Arthur Spencer

Killed in Action

1917‑04‑30

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Second-Lieutenant

Bennie, Robert Smith

Killed in Action

1917‑04‑30

Pelee Island, Ontario

Flight Sub-Lieutenant

Liddle, Thomas Robson

Killed in Flying Accident

1916‑04‑30

Grimsby, Ontario.

Flight Sub-Lieutenant

Malone, John Joseph 'Jack'

Killed in Action

1917‑04‑30

Niagara Falls, New York, USA (parents)

Lieutenant

Ryan, John Henry 'Jack'

Killed in Action

1917‑04‑30

Fall River, Maryland

Lieutenant

Sweeney, Leo John

Killed in Action

1918‑04‑30

R.E.8 (D4833)

Vancouver, B.C.

Major

Branter, Malcolm Donal

Killed in Flying Accident

1982‑04‑30

Freedom Fighter (116844)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Flight Cadet

Close, Robert Melville

Killed in Flying Accident

1957‑04‑30

Harvard (20238)

Mayo, Yukon Territories

Lieutenant

Dubanski, John Blake

Killed in Flying Accident

1982‑04‑30

Freedom Fighter (116844)

St. Boniface, Manitoba

Second Lieutenant

Ebbensen, J J

Killed in Action

1941‑04‑30

Ship (SSNerissa)

Sergeant

Kristoffersen, Sverre

Killed in Action

1941‑04‑30

Ship (SSNerissa)

Warrant Officer

Bruines, Arnold

Killed in Action

1941‑04‑30

Ship (SSNerissa)

Bledington, Oxfordshire, England

Aircraftman 2nd Class

Butler, Charles Edward

Killed in Action

1941‑04‑30

Ship (SSNerissa)

Flight Sergeant

Morrison, George Edward

Killed in Action

1941‑04‑30

Ship (SSNerissa)

Dundee, Scotland UK

Aircraftman 2nd Class

Dixon, R G

Killed in Action

1941‑04‑30

Ship (SSNerissa)

Flight Sergeant

Reed, Edward Charles

Killed in Action

1941‑04‑30

Ship (SSNerissa)

Paddock Wood, Kent UK

Aircraftman 2nd Class

Pearson, L

Killed in Action

1941‑04‑30

Ship (SSNerissa)

Corporal

Atkinson, P S

Killed in Action

1941‑04‑30

Ship (SSNerissa)

Flight Sergeant

Ward, Walter Graham

Killed in Flying Accident

1945‑04‑30

Lancaster (KB879)

Squadron Leader

Lee, Arnold Sherwood

Killed in Action

1941‑04‑30

Ship (SSNerissa)

Flight Sergeant

Poock, Graham

Killed in Action

1941‑04‑30

Ship (SSNerissa)

Leading Aircraftman

Davis, Maurice Robert

Killed in Flying Accident

1942‑04‑30

Harvard (3018)

Randolph, Massachusetts, USA

Leading Aircraftman

Kleinau, Herman Carl George

Killed in Flying Accident

1942‑04‑30

Moth, Tiger (4025)

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

Lancaster FM213

Andrew Mynarski, VC

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