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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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458 Squadron (RAAF) ( 36)

Warrant Officer 1st Class

Aikman, Andrew

Killed in Action

1943‑11‑27

Wellington (JA142)

Toronto, Ontario

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Banks, Gordon John

Killed in Action

1943‑04‑29

Wellington (LB169)

Bridgetown, Nova Scotia

Flying Officer

Barker, Gerald Louis

Killed in Action

1943‑07‑22

Wellington (HZ594)

The Pas, Manitoba

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Bradley, Howard Eldon

Killed in Action

1943‑07‑13

Wellington (MP629)

Weyburn, Saskatchewan

Flying Officer

Brechin, Manley Lyall

Killed in Action

1943‑08‑24

Wellington (MP706)

Westminster, Ontario

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Brown, Peter Edwin Elkford

Killed in Action

1943‑02‑13

Wellington (HX726)

Chilliwack, British Columbia

Sergeant

Cameron, George Alexander Duncan

Killed in Action

1943‑04‑29

Wellington (LB169)

Bardorwie, Sterlingshire, England

Warrant Officer 1st Class

Crouch, Thomas John

Prisoner of War

1943‑03‑25

Wellington (LB172)

Toronto, Ontario

Flying Officer

Diggins, John Andrew

Killed in Action

1943‑07‑13

Wellington (MP629)

Canso, Nova Scotia

Pilot Officer

Gleason, Lawrence Harry

Killed in Action

1943‑02‑13

Wellington (HX726)

Canora, Saskatchewan

Flight Lieutenant

Graham, Donald Duncan

Killed in Action

1943‑07‑30

Wellington (MP744)

Dutton, Ontario

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Grasley, Joseph Robert

Killed in Action

1943‑04‑29

Wellington (LB169)

Port Arthur, Ontario

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Griggs, Thomas Eric

Killed in Action

1943‑07‑15

Wellington (MP702)

Tisdale, Saskatchewan

Flying Officer

Hailstone, William Charles

Killed in Action

1943‑07‑13

Wellington (MP629)

Weybum, Saskatchewan

Pilot Officer

Hudson, Robert William Joseph

Killed in Action

1943‑04‑27

Wellington (HX677)

Hawkesbury, Ontario

Sergeant

Jenkins, Francis Surrage

Killed in Action

1943‑02‑25

Wellington (LB134)

Shoal Lake, Manitoba

Flying Officer

Kempton, Maurice Mcallister

Killed in Action

1943‑02‑13

Wellington (HX726)

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Flight Sergeant

King, Perry

Killed in Action

1943‑02‑25

Wellington (LB134)

Aurora, Ontario

Sergeant

Kirk, James Frederick

Killed in Action

1943‑02‑25

Wellington (LB134)

Hamiota, Manitoba

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Kontzie, Herbert Edwin

Killed in Action

1943‑08‑02

Wellington (MP715)

Waskada, Manitoba

Flying Officer

Lawson, Gordon Herbert

Killed in Action

1943‑07‑15

Wellington (MP631)

Sherridon, Manitoba

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Macleod, Allison Frederick Weeks

Killed in Action

1943‑02‑25

Wellington (LB134)

Bredalbane, Prince Edward Island

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

McConechy, Donald Hyatt

Killed in Action

1943‑07‑13

Wellington (MP629)

Paddockwood, Saskatchewan

Flying Officer

McCorkell, Edwin Albert

Killed in Action

1943‑07‑15

Wellington (MP631)

Wakefield, Quebec

McLellan, K F

Prisoner of War Escapee

1943‑08‑02

Wellington (MP715)

New Westminster, British Columbia

Flying Officer

Pagan, Arthur Robert

Killed in Action

1943‑07‑15

Wellington (MP631)

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Flying Officer

Renton, Albert

Killed in Action

1943‑07‑15

Wellington (MP631)

Regina, Saskatchewan

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Scandiffio, Thomas Peter

Killed in Action

1943‑06‑16

Wellington (LB195)

Toronto, Ontario

Flight Lieutenant

Scott, Russell Clare

Killed in Action

1943‑08‑24

Wellington (MP706)

Brandon, Manitoba

Warrant Officer

Sheffield, Robert Alfred Philip

Killed in Action

1943‑02‑25

Wellington (LB134)

Hollyburn, British Columbia

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Somers, Daniel Joseph

Killed in Action

1943‑06‑28

Wellington (LA993)

Rockland, Ontario

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Stanley, Harold Ernest

Killed in Action

1943‑02‑13

Wellington (HX726)

Northern Nigeria, West Africa

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Stelter, Norman Albert

Killed in Action

1943‑04‑29

Wellington (LB169)

Lamont, Alberta

Flying Officer

Tarrison, Maxwell Harry

Killed in Action

1943‑07‑15

Wellington (MP631)

Stratford, Ontario

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Westman, Robert Morris

Killed in Action

1943‑04‑29

Wellington (LB169)

Smiley, Saskatchewan

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Wright, William Wallace

Killed in Action

1943‑07‑13

Wellington (MP629)

Departure Bay, British Columbia

Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

Lancaster FM213

Andrew Mynarski, VC

458 Squadron (RAAF) ( 36)

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