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Found this little bit of info on P/O Roy Clell Gates; 1) Albacore Pilot: P/O R.C. Gates, RCAF Nav: Lt. V.T. Rice, USAAF, RCAF, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. – Survived https://jamesgates.ca/keep-it-in-the-sky-single https://melfortnipawinjournal.remembering.ca/obituary/roy-clell-gates-1071011858 https://...

Greetings All, Not sure if anyone can help with this one, but have 3 crews from RCAF No. 415 Squadron flying the Fairey Albacore, I have found the info on the three American Navigators, but cannot find any info on two of the Pilots except their names. 1) Albacore Pilot: P/O R.C. Gates, RCAF Nav: Lt....

Greetings and Welcome StanBarnesGrandson, just wanted to let you know that there are people who Remember and Honor those who were a part of the "Greatest Generation" they stood up when needed. Thank you for the story about your grandfather and what happened when he became a POW. Hope all is well, al...

Temujin,

As always, Thank You for the info, I could not find his hometown anywhere, also sorry I forgot to say he was with Royal Air Force, No. 619 Squadron when his aircraft was brought down. May they ALL be Remembered and Honored !

Hope all is well, and things are going okay !

Cheers

George

Greetings Everyone, Just seeing if anyone might know of the hometown for Sgt. John E. Nicolaiff, R/254844, RCAF, P.O.W. Lancaster, LM751, December 4, 1944 Aircraft took off from RAF Strubby, Lincolnshire on a bombing mission to Heilbronn, a town sitting on the Neckar River midway between Heideberg a...

Mic,

Since it is the cover sheet, is there a chance the 1941 date is the date the aircraft arrived the duty squadron?

George

Greetings from Texas: From: https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/history/fallen-aviators/rcaf-casualties-second-world-war/hornell-to-hyt/ HOSFORD, HORATIO CHARLES HAMILTON SGT(WAG) R110122. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Jul 22/42 age 22. #1 Central Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba. ...

Thanks for Info and Advice, have sent it forward to the guy on Facebook, will see what happens from there, just hope it is not one of the Facebook "Sickos" trying to swindle some money. We shall see ! Hope you are getting along well with the exercise, mine are now putting me through the ringer ! All...

A friend of mine saw this on facebook and reposted this: Hey Guys, I am needing some help. I am trying to find the next of kin for RAAF pilot Neil Dellit MacKenzie 1922 - 1993. I bought a storage locker and it had all of his war, RAAF & personal items in it. I want to get it back to his family. Hi w...

Looking for hometowns on these warriors, if known Stranraer, #932, November 2, 1941 While taking off in Stranraer 932 on Patricia Bay on an instructional flight, the port engine burst into flames. Pilot stopped his take-off and had the fire extinguisher pulled. This did not have any appreciable effe...