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1942

  • 2nd Lieutenant William Alexander Miller Dabney

    2nd Lieutenant William Alexander Miller Dabney

    William Alexander Miller Dabney was born on 20 September 1918 to William Miller and Thea Boyd, nee Goode, Dabney in Lynchburg, Virginia.
  • Aircraftman 1st Class Albert John Asker

    Aircraftman 1st Class Albert John Asker

    AC1 Albert John Asker's death, on 20th September, 1942, is recorded by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, but the cause would have remained a mystery, had it not been for an entry in a pilot's diary..
  • Captain (Flight Lieutenant) Jens Skjelderup Hertzberg

    Captain (Flight Lieutenant) Jens Skjelderup Hertzberg

    By the time the Germans invaded Norway on 9 April, 1940, Jens Hertzberg was already a long standing member of the Norwegian armed forces.
  • Flight Lieutenant Robert Harold Strang

    Flight Lieutenant Robert Harold Strang

    From Invercargill, he learned to fly privately with Southland Aero Club pre-war, joining the RNZAF in 1939, arriving in Britain with 11 other Kiwis the following year - seven would killed in action, and two more captured.
  • Flight Sergeant (Pilot) John Raby Liken

    Flight Sergeant (Pilot) John Raby Liken

    John Raby Liken, known as "Jack" was born in Oamaru, New Zealand, on 25th November 1913.
  • Flight Sergeant André Paul François Vilboux

    Flight Sergeant André Paul François Vilboux

    André Paul François Vilboux was born in Rennes, Departement d’Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany. When the Germans invaded France in May 1940, he was a student pilot in the French Air Force with No.23 Training School near Le Mans.
  • Flight Sergeant Bruce Herbert Nickel

    Flight Sergeant Bruce Herbert Nickel

    Bruce Herbert Nickel was born 30th June, 1921, in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
  • Flight Sergeant Douglas Stewart 'Curly' Hill

    Flight Sergeant Douglas Stewart 'Curly' Hill

    'Curly' Hill had taken part in a dozen operational sorties when he lost his life on 29th November landing after a Squadron Formation practice.
  • Flight Sergeant Harold Mark Batters

    Flight Sergeant Harold Mark Batters

    Harold Mark 'Hank' Batters, was born 2nd September, 1918, at Portage-la-Prairie, Manitoba, Canada.
  • Flight Sergeant John Desmond O'Connor

    Flight Sergeant John Desmond O'Connor

    Flight Sergeant John Desmond O'Connor was born 21st September 1919, in Rotherham, Yorkshire.
  • Flight Sergeant Joseph Louis Osias Primeau

    Flight Sergeant Joseph Louis Osias Primeau

    Joseph Louis Osias Primeau was born 12th May, 1920, in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada. During his Initial training for the RCAF, it was noted that he was: "One of a large family who has had to work hard for what he got."
  • Flight Sergeant Richard Byrne Honeycombe

    Flight Sergeant Richard Byrne Honeycombe

    Richard Byrne Honeycombe was born 5th February, 1922, in Toronto, Ontario.
  • Flight Sergeant Victor Howard Miller

    Flight Sergeant Victor Howard Miller

    Victor Howard Miller was born on 5th February, 1920, in Dayton, Ohio, U.S.A. His Father, Howard Miller, was a mechanic from Richmond, Indiana, and his Mother, Margery (nee. Ashton) was born in Middletown, Ohio.
  • Flight Sergeant William Max Krebs

    Flight Sergeant William Max Krebs

    On the afternoon of Thursday 26 March 1942 485 Sqn (RNZAF) flew on Ramrod 17 from Kenley to Tangmere to escort a bombing raid to Le Havre.  The Squadron’s Operations Record Book described the operation as a success but on the return leg they encountered enemy aircraft.
  • Flying Officer Donald Edwin Lewis

    Flying Officer Donald Edwin Lewis

    Don Lewis was born to Keith Bannatyne Lewis and Doris Lewis on 1 February, 1922, in Hobart, Tasmania.
  • Flying Officer Douglas Russell Manley

    Flying Officer Douglas Russell Manley

    Flying Officer Douglas Russell Manley was born 27th September 1922, in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada. He was working as a gas station attendant in his hometown when he enlisted in the RCAF.
  • Flying Officer Junius Lyman Edward Hokan

    Flying Officer Junius Lyman Edward Hokan

    Junius Lyman Edward Hokan was born in St. Catherines, Ontario, on 4th March, 1922. He invented a navigational device for bomber pilots and is believed to have been the RCAF's first Canadian-born black pilot.
  • Group Captain Francis Victor Beamish DSO and Bar, DFC, AFC

    Group Captain Francis Victor Beamish DSO and Bar, DFC, AFC

    Francis Victor Beamish was born in Dunmanway, County Cork, Ireland, on 27th September, 1903,  - three of his brothers served in the RAF and also attained high-ranking positions.
  • Group Captain Hugh Wolfe Corner AFC MB ChB MD FRCP

    Group Captain Hugh Wolfe Corner AFC MB ChB MD FRCP

    On the afternoon of 25th April, 1942, Squadron Leader "Hawkeye" Wells led the Kenley Wing on Circus 137. Group Captain Corner was shot down and baled out too low over the Channel. Having no known grave, he is remembered on the Runnymede Memorial.
  • Pilot Officer Edward Fred Chandler

    Pilot Officer Edward Fred Chandler

    Fred Chandler was the eldest son of Edward and Evelyn Chandler and grew up in Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Pilot Officer Gerald Peabody MacKay

    Pilot Officer Gerald Peabody MacKay

    Gerald Peabody MacKay was born 24th October, 1918, in Sweetsburg, Quebec, the only child of Donald Russell MacKay, a dentist, and Alice Maud Peabody.
  • Pilot Officer Hugh Edward McGraw

    Pilot Officer Hugh Edward McGraw

    Hugh Edward McGraw was born 5th January, 1920, at Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada.
  • Pilot Officer Robert Dunham Reesor

    Pilot Officer Robert Dunham Reesor

    "In all his actions he exemplified the highest ideals of the RCAF and the people of Pouce Coupe may well be proud of his record."
  • Pilot Officer Robert Gordon Riddell

    Pilot Officer Robert Gordon Riddell

    On 5th October 1942, Pilot Officer Robert Gordon Riddell died in a training accident after only two days with 401 squadron RCAF.
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