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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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126 Squadron (RAF) ( 19)

Pilot Officer

Brooker, Stanley Frederick

Killed in Action

1942‑04‑21

Spitfire (BP976)

Regina, Saskatchewan

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Davey, Rupert Henry

Killed in Flying Accident

1942‑10‑31

Liberator (AL516)

Fort William, Ontario

Flying Officer

Davidson, George Garrett

Killed in Action

1942‑11‑14

Spitfire (EP310)

Brantford, Ontario

Pilot Officer

Kelly, Gardner Hill

Killed in Action

1942‑11‑19

Spitfire (BP952)

Sioux City, Iowa, USA

Flight Sergeant

Leckie, John Alexander

Killed in Action

1943‑06‑25

Spitfire (BS557)

Kinglake, Ontario

Flying Officer

Levy-Despas, Guy Andre

Killed in Action

1942‑07‑09

Spitfire (BP957)

Montreal, Quebec

Flight Lieutenant

Long, John Herbert

Killed in Action

1943‑01‑28

Spitfire (AB526)

St John, New Brunswick

Pilot Officer

Main, Basil William

Killed in Action

1942‑02‑04

Hurricane (BV167)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Pilot Officer

McCarthy, Winston Francis

Killed in Action

1942‑04‑02

Spitfire (BP844)

Ottawa, Ontario

Flight Sergeant

Otis, Joseph Edward

Killed in Action

1942‑07‑19

Spitfire (BP861)

South Bend, Indiana, USA

Flying Officer

Pow, Leslie Gordon Drummond

Survived

1942‑10‑31

Liberator (AL516)

Moffatt, Saskatchewan

Pilot Officer

Preston, Ian Fraser

Killed in Action

1942‑09‑23

Spitfire (BR383)

Glencoe, Illinois, USA

Pilot Officer

Putnam, Hiram Aldine

Killed in Action

1942‑04‑21

Spitfire (AB336)

Clarkwood, Texas, USA

Flight Sergeant

Reynolds, Bernard Walter

Killed in Action

1942‑07‑10

Spitfire (BR244)

Lake Lenore, Saskatchewan

Pilot Officer

Smith, Jerrold Alpine

Killed in Action

1942‑08‑10

Spitfire (BR366)

Regina, Saskatchewan

Flying Officer

Stevenson, James Douglas

Killed in Action

1942‑10‑18

Spitfire (AB332)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Flying Officer

Wallace, Edward Wilson

Killed in Action

1942‑10‑16

Spitfire (BP992)

Toronto, Ontario

Flying Officer

Wallace, Richard

Prisoner of War

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Vancouver, British Columbia

Pilot Officer

Williams, John William, "Willie the Kid"

Killed in Flying Accident

1942‑10‑31

Liberator (AL516)

Chilliwack, British Columbia

Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

Lancaster FM213

Andrew Mynarski, VC

126 Squadron (RAF) ( 19)

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