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411 Squadron

Digby 1941

From Left to Right

Front Row Sitting:

1) F/O R.N.P. Whalley (Adj.)
2) F/L Ken Boomer
3) W/C "Cowboy" Blatchford
4) S/L Paul Pitcher
5) F/L Ralph C. Weston
6) P/O "Buck" McNair
7) P/O "Tex" Ash
Back Row Standing:

01) Medical Officer (RAF)
02) Dave Evans
03) Gord Lapp
04) Stein Taylor
05) Charlie Semple
06) Jack Leggatt
07) Tom Holden
08) Freddy Green
09) unknown *
10) unknown
11) Mat Reid
12) Bill Sills
13) unknown
14) David Brown
15) J.A. "Mac" Maclachlan
16) William John Curtis
17) Joe McFarlane
18) Neil Mara
19) Jack Long
20) Don Blakeslee
21) unknown

* Caption says Bruce Whiteford but he was instructing in Canada in 1941 & didn't get to 411 Sqn. until May 1943

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411 Squadron April 1944

Biggin Hill April 1944

Back Row:

  1) O.E. "Dusty" Thorpe (cut off)
  2) D.J. "Dave" Evans
  3) R.H. "Woody" Hogg
  4) W.R. "Gibby" Gibson
  5) N.L. "Fat" Harrison
  6) D.J. "Dan" LeBlanc
  7) L.A. "Len" Dunn
  8)    P. "Phil" Wallace
  9) C.D. "Cliff" Cross
10) unidentified hatless man
11) H.W. "Hal" Kramer
Center:

1) C.M. "Charlie" Steele
2) S.A. "Sid" Mills
3) N.R. "Norm" Fowlow
4) T.R. "Tommy" Wheler
5) A. Bruce Whiteford
Front Row:

1) H.J. "Nick" Nixon
2) J.A. "Jim" Kerr
3) S.R. "Link" Lindquist & friend
4) G.W. "Johnny" Johnson
5) E.G. "Gord" Lapp

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