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Hi Readers, AC1 Thomas Begley McLean died April 25, 1940 of injuries sustained when the vehicle he was a passenger in was hit by a train at a level crossing in a snowstorm near Sydney, Nova Scotia, two other RCAF were killed and the driver badly injured. Newspaper clippings at the Canadian Virtual ...

Hi Temujin, Complete and more. That he only arrived at his Squadron the day before his loss is tragic. I wonder how that was done in a Hampden. Was he a second pilot making his flight for experience? Replacing an Air Gunner perhaps? Many Thanks, Paul Squires Wetaskiwin, Alberta Actually Paul, in a ...

Good afternoon, I'm doing research into bridges built by 5 Field Company during WW2, in particular, around the Netherlands and Germany. I have a great source written by a former member of 5 Field, Stanley C. Fields. It's called "History of the 5th Field Company Royal Canadian Engineers 1941-1946". ...

Good afternoon, I'm doing research into bridges built by 5 Field Company during WW2, in particular, around the Netherlands and Germany. I have a great source written by a former member of 5 Field, Stanley C. Fields. It's called "History of the 5th Field Company Royal Canadian Engineers 1941-1946". ...

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More records….you can see in one of these records it says he was captured 8 Mar 1942

Found this record. It tells you date he was captured (I will look this up tomorrow) and it says he was ATTACHED to NO 1 SQUADRON RAAF

This information says he was captured on the 15 April 1942 in Tasik, Malaya

Found these Records……Japanese record say No 1 Squadron RAF, but these could be incorrect

Paul, I’ve gone thru the Operations Record Books for WO Osborn in July 1941 and I see no reference to him at all. CORRECTION : I found the record, it was the 16 Jun 1941 IMG_1283.jpeg He was wounded by FLAK during the mission. Aircraft also had to “crash land” on return IMG_1285.jpeg IMG_1286.jpeg I...