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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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51 Squadron (RAF) ( 89)

Flight Sergeant

Barrett, Frederick Howard

Killed in Action

1943‑01‑27

Halifax (DT705)

Young, Saskatchewan

Flight Lieutenant

Baskerville, John Edward

Killed in Action

1940‑03‑19

Whitley (N1405)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Sergeant

Bondett, Howard John

Prisoner of War

1943‑12‑04

Halifax (HR782)

Flight Sergeant

Bradly, Albert Thomas

Killed in Action

1941‑11‑01

Whitley (Z9220)

Ottawa, Ontario

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Brondgeest, Lloyd John

Killed in Action

1943‑09‑01

Halifax (HR931)

Vegreville, Alberta

Flight Sergeant

Brown, William

Killed in Action

1943‑05‑24

Halifax (HR835)

Merritton, Ontario

Flight Sergeant

Burrows, Donald Eugene

Killed in Action

1944‑11‑04

Halifax (MZ933)

Toronto, Ontario

Pilot Officer

Cameron, Donald John

Killed in Action

1943‑08‑28

Halifax (HR869)

London, Ontario

Flight Sergeant

Camp, Sydney Clarence

Killed in Action

1942‑01‑15

Whitley (Z9424)

Collingwood, Ontario (parents)

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Campbell, James Steven

Prisoner of War

1943‑08‑11

Halifax (HR838)

Renfrew, Ontario

Sergeant

Chambers, William Martin

Killed in Action

1941‑11‑08

Whitley (Z9130)

Rouleau, Saskatchewan

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Chaplin, Robert

Killed in Action

1944‑04‑27

Halifax (MZ565)

Drumheller, Alberta

Sergeant

Clark, Howard Bevan

Killed in Action

1941‑09‑08

Whitley (Z6744)

Toronto, Ontario (parents)

Flight Sergeant

Colangelo, William

Killed in Action

1943‑03‑01

Halifax (BB223)

Toronto, Ontario (parents)

Flying Officer

Connor, James Gibson

Killed in Action

1943‑10‑02

Halifax (LW287)

Cleveland, Ohio, USA (parents)

Flight Sergeant

Cotton, Ernest James

Killed in Action

1943‑05‑28

Halifax (HR789)

Port Credit, Ontario

Flight Sergeant

Cowan, Robert John Alexander

Killed in Action

1943‑01‑09

Halifax (DT483)

Minnedosa, Manitoba (parents)

Flying Officer

Crichton, Cecil Ernest

Killed in Action

1941‑06‑17

Whitley (Z6479)

Alhambra, California, USA (parents)

Pilot Officer

Davies, John Cecil

Killed in Action

1944‑06‑09

Halifax (LW364)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Flight Sergeant

Dowlman, Charles Francis

Prisoner of War

1943‑09‑22

Halifax (JN901)

Flight Sergeant

Eastwood, Clarence Alfred

Killed in Action

1942‑07‑28

Whitley (Z9164)

Grand Valley, Ontario

Warrant Officer 1st Class

Featherstone, Robert Wilfred

Prisoner of War

1943‑06‑11

Halifax (HR852)

Limberg, Saskatchewan

Flying Officer

Fennell, Emery Orville

Killed in Action

1940‑03‑19

Whitley (N1405)

Canora, Saskatchewan

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Fortin, Jean Gilbert Felix

Killed in Action

1943‑10‑04

Halifax (HR727)

Sturgeon Falls, Ontario

Flight Sergeant

Freeman, Henry Graham

Killed in Action

1943‑05‑24

Halifax (HR836)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Gott, Alfred Norman

Killed in Action

1943‑12‑20

Halifax (HR948)

Kelliher, Saskatchewan

Flight Sergeant

Hall, Clowes Edwin

Killed in Action

1943‑10‑22

Halifax (JN920)

Fredericton, New Brunswick

Flying Officer

Hartley, Charles Thomas

Killed in Action

1944‑04‑11

Halifax (LV880)

Edmonton, Alberta

Sergeant

Hawkins, Henry John

Prisoner of War

1943‑09‑22

Halifax (JN901)

Sergeant

Hayes, Stuart

Prisoner of War

1943‑09‑22

Halifax (JN901)

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Hewitt, William Robert Harold

Killed in Action

1943‑05‑01

Halifax (HR733)

Listowel, Ontario

Pilot Officer

Hisette, Andre Jean Jules

Killed in Action

1945‑01‑16

Halifax (LW461)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Sergeant

Hutchins, Melvin Lawrence

Killed in Action

1943‑06‑13

Halifax (DT568)

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Sergeant

Johnson, Charles Martin

Killed in Flying Accident

1943‑08‑06

Halifax (HR783)

Windsor, Ontario

Sergeant

Johnston, Howard Robert Franklin

Killed in Action

1941‑08‑19

Whitley (Z6811)

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Flying Officer

Kinnear, George Publow

Killed in Action

1944‑04‑23

Halifax (MZ566)

Kingston, Ontario

Flight Sergeant

Lacharite, Alfred Roger

Prisoner of War

1941‑08‑25

Whitley (Z6505)

Sherbrooke, Quebec

Pilot Officer

Langford, Frederick George

Killed in Action

1944‑02‑24

Halifax (LV778)

Edmonton, Alberta

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Levere, Herbert Lawrence

Prisoner of War

1943‑06‑11

Halifax (HR852)

Merrickville, Ontario

Pilot Officer

Loney, Wellington James

Killed in Action

1941‑08‑19

Whitley (Z6731)

Cornwall, Ontario

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Mancini, Vincent Sylvester

Prisoner of War

1942‑01‑27

Whitley (Z9315)

Centerville, Nova Scotia

Pilot Officer

Maughan, Herbert Francis

Killed in Action

1943‑08‑28

Halifax (HR869)

Prince Rupert, British Columbia

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

McCardle, Frederick Grant

Killed in Action

1943‑04‑17

Halifax (DT561)

Toronto, Ontario

Flight Sergeant

McCutcheon, Franklin Tees

Killed in Action

1943‑11‑19

Halifax (HR950)

Sault Ste Marie, Ontario

Sergeant

McDonald, Gerald Edwin

Killed in Action

1943‑04‑04

Halifax (DT686)

Montreal, Quebec

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

McDonald, John George

Prisoner of War

1943‑07‑10

Halifax (HR843)

Westville, Nova Scotia

Flight Sergeant

McDonald, John Melville

Killed in Action

1942‑07‑23

Whitley (Z9215)

Toronto, Ontario

Flying Officer

McDonald, Robert Alexander

Prisoner of War

1944‑08‑13

Halifax (MZ349)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Flying Officer

McPherson, George McKenzie

Prisoner of War

1944‑03‑25

Halifax (LW539)

Flight Sergeant

Milliken, Douglas Wilson

Killed in Action

1943‑12‑04

Halifax (HR732)

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Flight Lieutenant

Milne, Thomas Keith

Prisoner of War

1940‑04‑24

Whitley (K9048)

Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan

Flight Sergeant

Murray, Kenneth Duncan

Killed in Action

1943‑09‑01

Halifax (HR931)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Flying Officer

Negrich, Tony

Killed in Action

1944‑06‑30

Halifax (LV782)

Portage La Prairie, Manitoba

Flying Officer

Nelson, Roy John Harold

Prisoner of War

1944‑03‑25

Halifax (LW539)

Pilot Officer

O'Dowda, John Frederick

Killed in Action

1944‑03‑15

Halifax (LW497)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Picton, William Frederick

Prisoner of War

1944‑05‑02

Halifax (MZ593)

Flying Officer

Pohe, Porokoru Papatu John

Prisoner of War KIA

1944‑03‑31

Halifax (JN901)

Taihape, Auckland, New Zealand

Flying Officer

Pohe, Porokoru Papatu John

Prisoner of War

1943‑09‑22

Halifax (JN901)

Taihape, Auckland, New Zealand

Flight Sergeant

Powell, Cecil James

Prisoner of War

1941‑08‑25

Whitley (Z6505)

Smith Falls, Ontario

Flying Officer

Pronger, Gordon Bentley

Killed in Action

1944‑01‑22

Halifax (LV774)

Woodstock, Ontario

Sergeant

Richardson, William George

Killed in Action

1943‑04‑03

Halifax (DT738)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Flight Sergeant

Roberts, Ernest Wilson David

Killed in Action

1943‑01‑09

Halifax (DT483)

Howley, Newfoundland

Sergeant

Sature, Vincent

Killed in Action

1941‑10‑31

Whitley (Z9141)

Lask, District of Lodz, Poland

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Sharp, Ronald

Killed in Action

1944‑03‑15

Halifax (HX330)

Brandon, Manitoba

Flight Sergeant

Sheehan, Edward Fanahan

Killed in Action

1944‑04‑28

Halifax (LV783)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Flight Lieutenant

Shorrock, Frederick Walter

Prisoner of War

1941‑08‑19

Whitley (Z6811)

Pilot Officer

Simpson, David Albert

Killed in Action

1941‑11‑08

Whitley (Z9130)

Edmonton, Alberta

Sergeant

Sinclair, John Ewing

Prisoner of War

1944‑04‑28

Halifax (LW479)

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Sklarchuk, Edward Robert

Killed in Action

1943‑08‑03

Halifax (HR859)

North Battleford, Saskatchewan

Flight Sergeant

Spencer, Hugh Phair

Killed in Action

1943‑05‑01

Halifax (HR733)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Flying Officer

Stewart, Douglas Stanley

Prisoner of War

1944‑03‑31

Halifax (LW537)

Edmonton, Alberta

Pilot Officer

Stewart, Ronald Henry

Killed in Action

1943‑04‑17

Halifax (HR784)

Welland, Ontario

Flying Officer

Sullivan, Harold Erwin

Prisoner of War

1942‑09‑30

Whitley (BD258)

Englehart, Ontario

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Thompson, Harold Bruce

Killed in Action

1944‑03‑15

Halifax (LW497)

Port Hope, Ontario

Flight Sergeant

Thomson, Thomas Allan

Prisoner of War

1943‑09‑22

Halifax (JN901)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Flying Officer

Trites, Alan Gore

Prisoner of War

1941‑08‑19

Whitley (Z6569)

Sackville, Nova Scotia

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Vidal, Aymerick Essex

Killed in Action

1943‑06‑29

Halifax (HR839)

White Rock, British Columbia

Flight Sergeant

Walker, John Bradburn

Prisoner of War

1943‑11‑19

Halifax (HR950)

Flight Sergeant

Warburton, Eric

Killed in Action

1941‑10‑31

Whitley (Z9141)

Grosse Isle, Manitoba

Sergeant

Ward, Frederick George

Prisoner of War

1943‑09‑22

Halifax (JN901)

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Waye, Wendell Clifford

Killed in Action

1944‑06‑30

Halifax (LV782)

Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

Warrant Officer 1st Class

Weakley, Lawrence O'Neil

Killed in Action

1943‑01‑27

Halifax (DT721)

St Joseph, Missouri, USA

Sergeant

Wells, Frank George

Prisoner of War

1943‑09‑22

Halifax (JN901)

Flight Sergeant

Wilson, George Walker

Prisoner of War

1944‑05‑25

Halifax (LW498)

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Wilson, Raymond Hathaway

Killed in Action

1944‑03‑31

Halifax (LV857)

Peachland, British Columbia

Flight Sergeant

Wood, Keith Robertson

Killed in Action

1943‑06‑26

Halifax (JD261)

Cypress River, Manitoba

Flight Sergeant

Worden, Arthur Cephas

Killed in Action

1943‑05‑26

Halifax (HR853)

Calgary, Alberta

Flight Sergeant

Wyatt, Robert Bernard

Prisoner of War

1943‑08‑11

Halifax (HR838)

Lacrosse, Washington, USA

Flight Sergeant

Zapfe, Merton Earl

Killed in Action

1943‑05‑24

Halifax (HR836)

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

Lancaster FM213

Andrew Mynarski, VC

51 Squadron (RAF) ( 89)

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