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249 Squadron Photos, Krendi (Qrendi), Malta

  • "Prang - One of my better efforts". 249 Squadron Spitfire "E"

  • "Our Swimming Pool"

  • "Officer's Quarters - 'X' marks my room" 249 Squadron, Krendi

  • "My Kite"

  • "Officer's Mess"

  • "Mess bar"

  • "Antiroom"

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Born February, 1918 in Washington, DC.
CTS Picton,Ontario April 1941 to June 1941.
No.3 B&G School, MacDonald, Manitoba June 1941 to August 1942.
No.6 SFTS Dunneville, Ontario August 1942 to November 1942.
Went overseas in late 1942.
At No.17 AFU Watton, Norfolk January 1943 to February 1943.
No.53 OTU Llandow, South Wales February 1943 to April 1943.
Joined 249 "Gold Coast" Sqdn. at Krendi, Malta in June 1943.
Returned to England in September 1943.
At No.41 OTU (most likely training others).
Posted to 402 Squadron, 30 November 1943.
With 286 & 577 sqns. (non-op) until war's end.
Died Feb. 1977 in Washington, DC.

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402 Squadron Photos

  • "My Plane" - The Rebel

  • "Epe" Wood & "Turkey" Dodd

  • Thompson, Al Speare & Holmes

  • Thompson & Holmes

  • Al Speare

  • Ken Sleep

  • Speare in Spit

  • Jeff Northcott

  • Marty Naylor, "Mac" McMahon, Charles "Chuck" Bavis, "Denny" De Niverville & Ernie Mouland

  • Lunch Hour

  • Ken Lett & Chuck Bavis

  • J.B. "Bambie" Lawrence

  • Wally Lalonde

  • Wally Lalonde

  • Jane

  • Holmes, Speare & Thompson

  • Bill Harvey, Richards & "Pete" Peters

  • Ground Crew at work

  • Flak damage - Spitfire BM211 "AE-J"

  • Mickey Einhorn

  • Crash - May 1944

  • Spitfire IX

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London Club Membership Cards

  • Wings Club, 11 Grosvenor Place, London

  • Wagon Shed Club Limited, Address as in Club Register

  • The Florida, 23 Kingley Street, Regent Street

  • The Brevet Club, 3 & 4 Charles Street, Berkeley Square

  • The Shangri-La Club, 29 Sackville Street

  • Rye & Dry Club, 10 Bury Street, St. James

  • Officers' Private Dance Club, 162 Union Street

  • Membership Card, Rules and Bye laws of the Officer;s Club, Smithy Row, Nottingham

  • Kimul Club, 11 Burleigh Street, London

  • Crackers Club, 12-14 Denman Street, London

  • Brevet Flying Club, 11 Chesterfield Street, London

  • American Red Cross Eagle Club, 28 Charring Cross Road, London

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Victories Include :

6 Oct 1944 one FW190 destroyed

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Thanks to Bradley Speare for the photos & infos !

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