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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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144 Squadron (RAF) ( 19)

Pilot Officer

Andrews, John Frederick

Killed in Action

1940‑06‑13

Hampden (P4345)

Transcona, Manitoba

Flight Lieutenant

Barr, Robert Benjamin

Prisoner of War

1941‑07‑24

Hampden (AE225)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Sergeant

Berkey, Edward Roy

Killed in Action

1941‑07‑09

Hampden (AD924)

Herbert, Saskatchewan (parents)

Warrant Officer

Bertrand, Harry Lewis

Prisoner of War

1942‑09‑04

Hampden (P1273)

Grand Prairie, Alberta

Warrant Officer 2

Bind, Edward Dudley

Prisoner of War

1942‑09‑04

Hampden (P1273)

Flying Officer

Bowler, William Henry

Killed in Action

1942‑09‑04

Hampden (AE436)

Kettleby, Ontario

Flight Sergeant

Campbell, John Parker

Killed in Action

1942‑09‑04

Hampden (AE436)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Flying Officer

Chapman, Harold Ernest Leslie

Killed in Action

1945‑04‑11

Beaufighter (RD436)

Maple Creek, Saskatchewan

Flight Lieutenant

Coste, Robert Maxwell

Prisoner of War

1939‑09‑29

Hampden (L4132)

Calgary, Alberta

Sergeant

Dingle, Bryon Norman

Killed in Action

1940‑07‑21

Hampden (P4367)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Pilot Officer

Dunn, John Humphrey

Killed in Action

1941‑12‑11

Hampden (AE353)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Flight Lieutenant

Edwards, David Harold

Killed in Action

1940‑07‑21

Hampden (P4367)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Flight Sergeant

Gray, John Balfour

Killed in Action

1942‑02‑27

Hampden (L4178)

Nelson, British Columbia

Flight Sergeant

Lawrence, Arthur Henry

Killed in Action

1941‑12‑08

Hampden (AD791)

Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies

Flight Lieutenant

Mennill, Joseph Lloyd

Prisoner of War

1942‑12‑13

Hampden (P1250)

Glenworth, Ontario

Warrant Officer 1

Piper, Kenneth Scott

Prisoner of War

1942‑09‑04

Hampden (P1273)

Radner, British Columbia

Flight Sergeant

Robertson, George Murray

Killed in Action

1942‑04‑02

Hampden (AD959)

Wapella, Saskatchewan

Sergeant

Rogers, James Graham

Killed in Action

1941‑07‑31

Hampden (AE252)

Campbellton, New Brunswick

Sergeant

Weaver, Harold Douglas

Killed in Action

1941‑09‑20

Hart (K3030)

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

Lancaster FM213

Andrew Mynarski, VC

144 Squadron (RAF) ( 19)

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