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Joined RAFVR, Spitfire pilot 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF.
Delivered Spitfire [1 of 47] to Malta from USS Wasp 20th Apr 42.
Joined 126 Sqn RAF on Malta.
Squadron
'On 14 May 1941, No. 121 was reformed at Kirton-in-Lindsey as the second 'Eagle' Squadron to be manned by American volunteers. Equipped with Hurricanes, it began defensive patrols in October but in November it converted to Spitfires. It moved to North...
Military site : airfield
Used as an RFC and RAF Home Defence landing ground during the First World War, Kirton-in-Lindsey was built during 1938-40 as an RAF fighter station. It had two grass runways, 10 hardstandings, three grouped C hangars and four over-blister hangars....
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| Born | 29 November 1921 | |
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Born - 29 Nov 1921 |
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| Joined RAFVR | Canada | 1940 |
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Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. |
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| Service pilot training | Tulsa, OK, USA | 1940 |
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Service pilot training in US. |
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| Shipped overseas | Merseyside, UK | 1940 |
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Shipped overseas to ETO. |
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| Assigned | North Weald Bassett, Epping, Essex CM16, UK | 1941 |
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Assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF |
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| Operational training | Great Britain, United Kingdom | 1941 |
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Operational training at OTU. Conversion onto Hurricane and Spitfire. |
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| Malta Defense | Malta | 1942 |
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Flew in defense of Malta. |
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| Flew Spitfire off A/C carrier | Midway Algiers to Palma | 20 April 1942 |
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Delivered Spitfire [1 of 47] to Malta from USS Wasp 20th Apr 42. |
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| Assigned | Malta | 21 April 1942 |
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Assigned to 126 Sqn RAF on Malta. |
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| Died | Winter Garden, FL, USA | 23 December 1997 |
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Died - 23 Dec 1997 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 18 October 2015 18:32:34 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations and place associations |
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EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine. |
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