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Bruce in a Spitfire. Note the light windshield frame
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INNES, F/L Bruce Evans (J16925) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.402 Squadron
Award effective 3 September 1945 as per London Gazette 37265, dated 14 September 1945
& AFRO 1672/45 dated 2 November 1945.
Flight Lieutenant Innes has completed two tours of operational duty. He has attacked numerous ground targets and has destroyed three enemy aircraft and damaged others. He has also shown outstanding keenness and determination in engaging the enemy which have set a fine example to all who have flown with him.
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Born 26 January 1921 at Battleford, Saskatchewan
Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers [1937-40]
(Private and Lance Corporal)
1938 - graduated from Battleford Collegiate Institute
1939/40 - attended the University of Saskatchewan
Enlisted in Saskatoon, 1940
Called for active duty 16 October 1940
No.1 Manning Depot, Toronto, 16 Oct. to 9 Nov. 1940
Assigned briefly to guard duty at Ottawa
Trained at
No.1 ITS (graduated 7 February 1941),
No.3 EFTS London, Ont.(graduated 10 April 1941)
No.9 SFTS Summerside, PEI (graduated 15 July 1941)
Arrived in UK, 15 September 1941
No 55 OTU - 7 October 1941, Unsworth, England
Overseas continuously until May 1946
18 November 1941 - 402 Squadron (Hurricanes)
4 May 1941 - Spitfire Vbs
17 May 1942 - Shot down dogfighting with 3 FW190's
(receiving a broken leg in the process)
Fished out of The Channel by an airsea rescue
20 December 1942 - Rejoined 402 Squadron
9 Feb. 1944 - Staff pilot in the UK
2 Dec. 1944 to 1 July 1945 - with 402 Sq. [Spit XIV]
1 July 1945 to 15 July 1945 - with 412 Squadron
8 Sept. 1945 to 28 Feb. 1946 - CO of 411 Sq.
Commissioned :
Pilot Officer 5 May 1942
Flying Officer 1943
Flight Lieutenant 5 May 1944
Squadron Leader 1 Sept. 1945
Repatriated to Canada in May 1946
Released 2 July 1946 & he returned to Battleford |
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Victories Include:
17 May 1942
20 June 1943
27 Sep. 1943
25 Feb. 1945
31 Mar. 1945
26 April 1945
30 April 1945
3 May 1945 |
one FW190
one barge
1/2 FW190
1/3 Me262
one FW190
one He115
one FW190
1/8 FW190
1.5 Fi156s |
damaged
damaged
probable
damaged
destroyed
destroyed
destroyed
damaged
damaged |
(BM150)
[1]
(RM726)[2]
(NV302) S. Oldenburg
OTW Pütnitz
&
OTG Schwerin
N. Neumünster [3] |
1 / 0.5 / 2.83 - 1.33
plus
1 / 0 / 0 On the Water & 1 / 0 / 1.625 - 0.125 On The Ground (OTG)
[1] Shared with J.D. Mitchner
[2] Shared with Ken Sleep & Larry Spurr
[3] 3 shared with W.F. Peck (OTG?) |
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