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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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159 Squadron (RAF) ( 23)

Pilot Officer

Belkin, Paul

Killed in Action

1943‑10‑09

Liberator (BZ841)

Calgary, Alberta

Pilot Officer

Conway, Francis James

Killed in Action

1945‑02‑09

Liberator (KH255)

Toronto, Ontario (parents)

Flying Officer

Cunningham, Walter Garfield

Killed in Action

1945‑03‑15

Liberator (KH256)

Fort William, Ontario

Pilot Officer

Davis, Michael Ludlow

Killed in Action

1944‑03‑01

Liberator (BZ962)

Kelowna, British Columbia

Pilot Officer

Greenlee, Gerald Francis

Killed in Action

1945‑03‑15

Liberator (KH256)

Hamilton, Ontario

Flight Sergeant

Haberthur, Donald Leo

Killed in Action

1945‑03‑15

Liberator (KH256)

Calgary, Alberta

Flying Officer

Hardy, Douglas Ronald

Killed in Action

1944‑11‑12

Liberator (KH159)

Regina, Saskatchewan

Flying Officer

Johnson, John Brine

Killed in Action

1944‑11‑12

Liberator (KH159)

Waubaushene, Ontario

Flying Officer

Johnson, Kristinn Gudmundur

Killed in Action

1945‑02‑09

Liberator (KH255)

Gimli, Manitoba

Flying Officer

McMillan, Richard Lyle

Killed in Action

1945‑02‑09

Liberator (KH255)

Nanaimo, British Columbia

Pilot Officer

Orton, Nelson Richard

Killed in Action

1945‑03‑22

Liberator (EW118)

Birch Hills, Saskatchewan

Flight Sergeant

Paterson, John William

Killed in Action

1945‑03‑15

Liberator (KH256)

Toronto, Ontario

Flight Sergeant

Peterson, James Sherman

Killed in Action

1942‑07‑23

Liberator (AL534)

Guelph, Ontario

Flying Officer

Pettingale, Stanley Linwood

Killed in Action

1943‑08‑12

Liberator (AL560)

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Flying Officer

Reeve, Thomas Clement

Killed in Action

1945‑03‑15

Liberator (KH256)

Langley Prairie, British Columbia

Flight Sergeant

Richardson, Harry Frederick

Prisoner of War Died

1944‑10‑28

Liberator (BZ978)

Centerton, Ontario

Flight Lieutenant

Schroeder, William Gerald

Killed in Action

1945‑02‑09

Liberator (KH255)

Centralia, Ontario

Flying Officer

Smith, Edwin Earle

Killed in Action

1943‑08‑12

Liberator (AL560)

Reston, Manitoba

Flying Officer

Stafford, William Francis

Killed in Action

1945‑03‑15

Liberator (KH256)

Barons, Alberta

Flight Lieutenant

Struthers, William Maxwell

Killed in Action

1943‑04‑07

Liberator (AL526)

Regina, Saskatchewan

Flying Officer

Talbot, Robert

Killed in Action

1945‑02‑09

Liberator (KH255)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Flight Lieutenant

Tree, William Murray

Killed in Action

1945‑03‑15

Liberator (KH256)

Kelowna, British Columbia

Flying Officer

Zakow, Nick

Killed in Action

1945‑02‑09

Liberator (KH255)

Windsor, Ontario

Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

Lancaster FM213

Andrew Mynarski, VC

159 Squadron (RAF) ( 23)

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