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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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62 Squadron (RAF) ( 17)

Pilot Officer

Arthurs, John William

Killed in Action

1942‑04‑29

Hudson (AE574)

Sifton, Manitoba

Pilot Officer

Baker, Richard Aubrey

Killed in Action

1942‑04‑29

Hudson (AE574)

Windsor, Ontario

Flying Officer

Besso, Walter Edward

Killed in Action

1945‑06‑25

Dakota (KJ901)

Holyrood, Newfoundland

Flying Officer

Corbett, Bruce Sherwood

Killed in Action

1944‑11‑08

Dakota (FL554)

Toronto, Ontario

Flight Sergeant

Delaney, John Michael Hugh

Killed in Action

1944‑11‑08

Dakota (FL554)

Chapleau, Ontario

Lieutenant

Ferguson, John Alvin Arthur

Died

1920‑10‑27

F.2 (Bristol) (C4224)

Unionville, Ontario (parents)

Pilot Officer

Fraser, John Allan

Killed in Action

1944‑06‑23

Dakota (FZ598)

Ardoch, Ontario

Warrant Officer 1st Class

Gallagher, Michael Edmund

Killed in Action

1944‑11‑08

Dakota (FL554)

Montreal, Quebec

2nd-Lieutenant

Hall, Walter Edward

Prisoner of War

F.2 (Bristol) ()

Foxwarren, Manitoba

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Jones, Roy Howard

Killed in Action

1945‑07‑13

Dakota (KN457)

Hamilton, Ontario

Pilot Officer

MacLeod, Lloyd George

Killed in Action

1942‑04‑29

Hudson (AE574)

Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia

2nd Lieutenant

Manley, Patrick Sarsfield

Prisoner of War

1918‑09‑27

F.2 (Bristol) ()

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Flight Sergeant

Margolis, Albert Abraham

Killed in Action

1942‑07‑09

Hudson (AE523)

Calgary, Alberta

Flying Officer

Porter, Charles Rae

Killed in Action

1944‑04‑25

Dakota (FD952)

Turtleford, Saskatchewan

Lieutenant

Stewart, John Kennedy

Survived

F.2 (Bristol) (F6158)

Cowichan Bay, B.C.

Lieutenant

Swayze, William Keith 'Pete'

Survived

1920‑02‑26

F.2 (Bristol) (B1238)

Lindsay, Ontario

Lieutenant

Tarbolton, John Stanfield

Survived

1918‑08‑23

F.2 (Bristol) (B1330)

Toronto, Ontario

Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

Lancaster FM213

Andrew Mynarski, VC

62 Squadron (RAF) ( 17)

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