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More American in RCAF

Post by Temujin » Fri Dec 18, 2020 10:29 am

Found this George

Poughkeepsie Journal
Poughkeepsie, New York
10 Oct 1943, Sun • Page 2A
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El Paso Times
El Paso, Texas
07 Jan 1944, Fri • Page 14
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
24 Jul 1942, Fri • Page
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Kenosha News
Kenosha, Wisconsin
07 Jan 1943, Thu • Page 2
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago, Illinois
19 Dec 1941, Fri • Page 21
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The Sunday News
Ridgewood, New Jersey
16 Jul 1944, Sun • Page 17
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Alabama Journal
Montgomery, Alabama
12 May 1942, Tue • Page
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Re: More American in RCAF

Post by georgetanksherman » Fri Dec 18, 2020 1:56 pm

Temujin, What I have on the first Casualty listed. Sgt. Walter William Burns

RAF No. 38 Squadron
Wellington, HF868, July 13, 1942

Aircraft took off from an airfield near Cairo, Egypt. Aircraft on completion of the mission made its way back to base, aircraft was four miles out from the airfield when the aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed killing three of the crew members

Crew:
Pilot: P/O F.B. Morgan, J/15074, RCAF, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Pilot: Flt Sgt W.W. Burns, R/76101, RCAF, Homewood, Illinois, U.S.A.
Obs: Flt Sgt W.G.Fissenden, 1250543, RAFVR, Gravesend, Kent, England

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Re: More American in RCAF

Post by georgetanksherman » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:15 am

Temujin, What I have on the second Casualty listed, P/O Leonard W. Almquist

RCAF No. 407 Squadron
Hudson, AM731, December 15, 1941

Aircraft took off from RAF North Coates on a Rover Patrol, Aircraft failed to return from a sortie off Terschelling, Netherlands. Aircraft cause of loss and location of crash is not known, lost without a trace.

Crew:
Pilot: P/O L.W. Almquist, J/4339, RCAF, Rockford, Illinois, U.S.A.
Obs: P/O J.A. Bitcon, J/4751, RCAF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Wop/Gnr: P/O P.G. Ford, J/6849, RCAF, Castor, Alberta, Canada
Wop/Gnr: Sgt W. Turley, R/77339, RCAF, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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