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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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625 Squadron (RAF) ( 72)

Flying Officer

Alexander, James William

Prisoner of War

1945‑03‑06

Lancaster (NG240)

Flight Sergeant

Anderson, Lloyd George

Killed in Action

1944‑03‑31

Lancaster (W5009)

Craigmyle, Alberta

Pilot Officer

Armstrong, Robert Howard

Killed in Action

1944‑10‑23

Lancaster (PA174)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Flight Sergeant

Bennett, Lloyd Douglas

Killed in Action

1944‑10‑14

Lancaster (LL956)

Aylmer, Ontario

Sergeant

Bottomley, Harry Frederick

Killed in Action

1944‑04‑11

Lancaster (ND636)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sergeant

Bradley, John William

Prisoner of War

1944‑06‑01

Lancaster (LM427)

Flight Sergeant

Brickenden, Arthur William

Prisoner of War

1944‑05‑22

Lancaster (LM513)

Toronto, Ontario

Flying Officer

Brown, Edward John

Killed in Action

1944‑11‑09

Lancaster (NG239)

Bjorkdale, Saskatchewan

Flying Officer

Bruce, Allan

Killed in Action

1944‑11‑09

Lancaster (NG239)

Edmonton, Alberta

Pilot Officer

Brydon, Frances Samuel

Killed in Action

1944‑06‑01

Lancaster (LM427)

Berwick, Kings County, Nova Scotia

Pilot Officer

Bulger, John Percy

Killed in Action

1944‑03‑16

Lancaster (ND637)

Toronto, Ontario

Flying Officer

Bull, Alexander David

Prisoner of War

1944‑03‑25

Lancaster (ME684)

Flying Officer

Cameron, William Parmenas

Killed in Action

1943‑10‑20

Lancaster (JA714)

Winnipeg, Manitoba (parents)

Pilot Officer

Campbell, Vincent Daniel

Killed in Action

1944‑11‑09

Lancaster (NG239)

Ottawa, Ontario (parents)

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Carson, Lewis Gerald

Killed in Action

1944‑01‑29

Lancaster (DV364)

Mount Elgin, Ontario

Flying Officer

Chapman, Floyd R

Prisoner of War

1945‑03‑06

Lancaster (NG240)

Flying Officer

Collingwood, Joseph Vincent

Killed in Action

1944‑10‑23

Lancaster (PA174)

Ottawa, Ontario (parents)

Flying Officer

Cook, Roy James

Killed in Action

1944‑01‑28

Lancaster (ND461)

Victoria, British Columbia

Pilot Officer

Cosgrove, Joseph Patrick

Killed in Action

1944‑04‑19

Lancaster (ME734)

Montreal River, Ontario (parents)

Flight Lieutenant

Crimmins, William Dennis

Killed in Action

1943‑12‑16

Lancaster (LM424)

Guelph, Ontario (parents)

Pilot Officer

Cunningham, James Adrian

Killed in Action

1944‑07‑01

Lancaster (ND459)

Toronto, Ontario

Flying Officer

Dart, Henry Raymond

Killed in Action

1945‑02‑21

Lancaster (NG267)

Toronto, Ontario

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Dickson, John Arthur

Killed in Action

1945‑02‑21

Lancaster (NG267)

Kingston, Ontario

Flying Officer

Evans, Horace Alexander

Killed in Action

1944‑06‑11

Lancaster (LL897)

Makinak, Manitoba

Flying Officer

Forster, Richard Hume

Killed in Action

1944‑03‑19

Lancaster (ND596)

Penticton, British Columbia

Flight Sergeant

Fraser, John Michael

Killed in Action

1944‑07‑01

Lancaster (JB743)

Oxbow, Saskatchewan

Flying Officer

Guthrie, Lindsay Leonard

Killed in Action

1944‑11‑09

Lancaster (NG239)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Flying Officer

Hannah, Lloyd Albert

Killed in Action

1944‑10‑14

Lancaster (LL956)

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Flight Sergeant

Harding, Oliver

Killed in Action

1945‑02‑21

Lancaster (NG267)

Hodgeville, Saskatchewan

Flight Sergeant

Hodgins, Robert Bruce

Killed in Action

1944‑06‑11

Lancaster (ND742)

Parkhill, Ontario

Flying Officer

Hodgson, Thomas Rupert

Prisoner of War

1944‑06‑01

Lancaster (LM427)

Toronto, Ontario

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Ivey, Gordon

Killed in Action

1944‑03‑16

Lancaster (ND637)

Ellscott, Alberta

Pilot Officer

Johnson, John George

Killed in Action

1944‑05‑04

Lancaster (ME697)

Fort William, Ontario

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Johnston, Ernest Carl

Killed in Action

1944‑03‑31

Lancaster (W5009)

Brantford, Ontario

Flying Officer

Jones, Robert Roy

Killed in Action

1944‑03‑16

Lancaster (ND637)

Medicine Hat, Alberta

Flight Sergeant

Lawson, Harry Richard

Killed in Action

1944‑05‑16

Lancaster (LL894)

Toronto, Ontario

Flying Officer

Lynch, John Donald

Killed in Action

1943‑11‑26

Lancaster (ED809)

Ayton, Ontario

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Magee, F B

Evader

1944‑03‑25

Lancaster (ND641)

Flying Officer

Maloney, William Patrick

Killed in Action

1945‑02‑21

Lancaster (NG267)

Sudbury, Ontario

Pilot Officer

Marler, Norman Gordon

Killed in Action

1944‑11‑09

Lancaster (NG239)

Toronto, Ontario

Flight Sergeant

Maxwell, Allan William

Prisoner of War

1944‑07‑29

Lancaster (LL962)

Flight Sergeant

McElroy, Gilbert Francis Joseph

Prisoner of War

1944‑05‑22

Lancaster (LM513)

Ottawa, Ontario

Flying Officer

McHutchion, John Alexander

Killed in Action

1944‑07‑01

Lancaster (JB743)

Brantford, Ontario

Sergeant

McKendry, John Alan

Killed in Action

1944‑10‑23

Lancaster (PA174)

Toronto, Ontario

Flight Sergeant

McMillan, Clarence Orville

Killed in Action

1944‑07‑01

Lancaster (JB743)

Mankota, Saskatchewan

Flying Officer

McSorley, Rob

Killed in Action

1943‑11‑26

Lancaster (ED809)

Verdun, Quebec

Flying Officer

Merrall, William Robert

Killed in Action

1944‑05‑16

Lancaster (LL894)

Leaside, Ontario

Flight Sergeant

Morfoot, Lorne Albert

Killed in Action

1944‑07‑24

Lancaster (LM174)

Beausejour, Manitoba

Flying Officer

Moriarty, Daniel

Killed in Action

1944‑05‑04

Lancaster (LM515)

Washington, DC USA

Sergeant

Munro, J S

Evader

1944‑03‑25

Lancaster (ME684)

Flight Sergeant

Nixon, Harry William

Killed in Action

1944‑03‑25

Lancaster (ND641)

Toronto, Ontario

Flying Officer

Normandin, Alexander James

Killed in Action

1944‑01‑30

Lancaster (JB122)

Windsor, Ontario

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Owen, John David

Killed in Action

1944‑03‑25

Lancaster (ND641)

Comox, British Columbia

Pilot Officer

Pearce, William George

unknown

1945‑02‑21

Lancaster (NG267)

Flying Officer

Pearl, Jack Verner

Killed in Action

1944‑02‑20

Lancaster (LM384)

Toronto, Ontario

Flying Officer

Petrashenko, William

Prisoner of War

1945‑03‑06

Lancaster (NG240)

Flying Officer

Proskurniak, Harry John

Prisoner of War

1944‑02‑16

Lancaster (R5702)

Timberton, Manitoba

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Reynolds, John Albert

Killed in Action

1944‑05‑04

Lancaster (LM317)

Pembroke, Ontario

Flying Officer

Rogers, Bartlett Leadbetter

Killed in Action

1944‑03‑24

Lancaster (ED317)

Toronto, Ontario

Sergeant

Scowcroft, Thomas Howard

Prisoner of War

1945‑03‑06

Lancaster (PD375)

Flying Officer

Shephard, George Harry Percival

Killed in Action

1945‑02‑21

Lancaster (NG267)

Scarborough Bluffs, Ontario

Sergeant

Skebo, Patrick Sylvester

Killed in Action

1944‑02‑20

Lancaster (ME588)

Wilno, Ontario

Flying Officer

Slocum, Arthur Gordon

Killed in Action

1945‑02‑15

Lancaster (NF996)

St John, New Brunswick

Sergeant

Smith, Desmond Roderick

Killed in Action

1944‑10‑23

Lancaster (PA174)

Edmonton, Alberta

Pilot Officer

Smith, Harold Alexander

Killed in Action

1944‑07‑24

Lancaster (LM174)

Fredericton, New Brunswick

Sergeant

Smith, James Mcgregor

Killed in Action

1943‑11‑03

Lancaster (ED321)

Hamilton, Ontario

Flying Officer

Snook, Albert Vernon

Killed in Action

1943‑10‑20

Lancaster (JA714)

Wynot, Saskatchewan

Pilot Officer

Stecyk, John Michael

Killed in Action

1944‑07‑01

Lancaster (JB743)

Kitchener, Ontario

Pilot Officer

Thompson, Briar Sibbald

Killed in Action

1945‑02‑21

Lancaster (NG267)

Weston, Ontario

Pilot Officer

Tweter, Lloyd Allan

Killed in Action

1944‑10‑23

Lancaster (PA174)

Edmonton, Alberta

Flying Officer

Weepers, David James

Prisoner of War

1944‑05‑22

Lancaster (LM513)

Pilot Officer

Wilmot, Earl Duncan

Killed in Action

1944‑11‑09

Lancaster (NG239)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Griffin Library, 17 Wing Winnipeg

Lancaster FM213

Andrew Mynarski, VC

625 Squadron (RAF) ( 72)

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