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RCAF 414 Sqdn ????
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 6:01 am
by georgetanksherman
Greetings, I have a few more individuals from RCAF 414 Squadron that I am looking for info on, Aircraft #, Ground accident, Natural causes, if possible,
November 16, 1941, W/O William Alfred Stevens, 188891, RAF, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, England
November 21, 1941, P/O George Mason Dunaway, J/5796, RCAF, Siloam Springs, Arkansa, U.S.A. (One I did not have)
December 10, 1942, LAC Paul Douglas Colbourne, R/117943, RCAF, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
June 15, 1943, F/O Raymond William Potts, J/14443, RCAF, Windsor, Ontario, Canada - listed on Runnymede
Also looking for hometowns on these two warriors, killed on July 6, 1945
Pilot: F/O W.J. Hanna, J/43323, RCAF
Pilot: Flt Lt R.W.C. Davis, J/23818, RCAF
Any and all help is truly appreciated
Cheers
Re: RCAF 414 Sqdn ????
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 10:26 am
by Temujin
georgetanksherman wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2019 6:01 am
November 21, 1941, P/O George Mason Dunaway, J/5796, RCAF, Siloam Springs, Arkansa, U.S.A. (One I did not have)
Cheers
414 Squadron, RCAF. Flying Tomahawk aircraft AH902 in bad weather when he spun out of a cloud at 1,000 feet. He was killed when the aircraft crashed three miles south-east of Blandford, Dorset, England.
Source: They Shall Not Grow Old
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Re: RCAF 414 Sqdn ????
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 10:30 am
by Temujin
georgetanksherman wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2019 6:01 am
December 10, 1942, LAC Paul Douglas Colbourne, R/117943, RCAF, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cheers
Killed when a Mustang aircraft’s guns accidentally fired during a daily inspection.
Source: “They Shall Not Grow Old”
Re: RCAF 414 Sqdn ????
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 10:34 am
by Temujin
georgetanksherman wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2019 6:01 am
June 15, 1943, F/O Raymond William Potts, J/14443, RCAF, Windsor, Ontario, Canada - listed on Runnymede
Cheers
414 Squadron, RCAF. Mustang aircraft AM 167. Missing south of Scilly islands
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Re: RCAF 414 Sqdn ????
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 10:37 am
by Temujin
georgetanksherman wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2019 6:01 am
Also looking for hometowns on these two warriors, killed on July 6, 1945
Pilot: F/O W.J. Hanna, J/43323, RCAF -
Toronto, Ont, Canada
Pilot: Flt Lt R.W.C. Davis, J/23818, RCAF -
Scarboro, Ont, Canada
Cheers
Re: RCAF 414 Sqdn ????
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 10:52 am
by Temujin
georgetanksherman wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2019 6:01 am
November 16, 1941, W/O William Alfred Stevens, 188891, RAF, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Cheers
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Re: RCAF 414 Sqdn ????
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 3:25 pm
by georgetanksherman
Awesome info Temujin, thank You for the help ! I changed my tactics a bit on my research, that is why it seems that I am "Jumping around" a bit, finding some of the Fallen Warriors that I missed with the old method.
Cheers, and Thank You !
George