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1 CrosbyDavid Young NurseSergeantKilled 1941-10-26 Age 29R/6446740Sqn (RAF)Commemorated Wyton (St. Margaret and All Saints) Churchyard, Coll. grave. United Kingdom. Son Of Mary Elizabeth D. Scott Crosby, Of Hamilton Ontario, Canada.
2 WigstonD.H.SgtRPLTEFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
59OTU
94Sqn
Fleet Finch
Yale / Harvard
Hurricane
P-40 Kittyhawk
30 Mar 41 - 27 May 41 - RCAF Mount Hope -
28 May 41 - 09 Aug 41 - RCAF Uplands -
08 Sep 41 - 10 Nov 41 - RAF Crosby-On-Eden -
19 Jan 42 -
3 WallaceW.H.SgtR72057PLT9 EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
59OTU
245Sqn
94Sqn
450Sqn (RAAF)
X
X
X
Hurricane
Kittyhawk 
Kittyhawk
X - RCAF St. Catherines -
X - RCAF Dunnville -
X - RAF Crosby-On-Eden -
23 Aug 41 - 24 Oct 41 -
17 Dec 41 - X -
X -
4 ThornStanley Edgar CrosbyFlying OfficerKilled 1943-10-09 Age 26J/20231427SqnCommemorated Becklingen War Cemetery, 19. B. 4. Germany. Son Of Samuel John And Caroline Elenor Thorn, Of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
5 RutherfordG.W.P/ODFC
KIAJ16548PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
1 EFTS (RCAF)
1SFTS (RCAF)
59OTU
94Sqn
145Sqn
112Sqn
145Sqn
Last Op
X
X
X
X
Hurricane
P-40 Kittyhawk
X
X
X
X
04 Jun 40 - Joined the RCAF -
X - Details CONFLICT from book to book -
30 Mar 41 - 27 May 41 - RCAF Mount Hope -
28 May 41 - 09 Aug 41 - RCAF Uplands -
08 Sep 41 - 10 Nov 41 - RAF Crosby-On-Eden -
19 Jan 42 -
05 May 41 - 30 Oct 41 -
12 Nov 41 - 28 Dec 41 -
18 May 42
16 Sep 42 - KIA -
6 RochfortM.D.SgtKIARPLTEFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
59OTU
94Sqn
Last Op - 94Sqn
Fleet Finch
Yale / Harvard
Hurricane
Kittyhawk
Kittyhawk
30 Mar 41 - 27 May 41 - RCAF Mount Hope -
28 May 41 - 09 Aug 41 - RCAF Uplands -
08 Sep 41 - 10 Nov 41 - RAF Crosby-On-Eden -
19 Jan 42 -
15 Mar 42 - KIA - 20 miles SE of Sidi-Haneish
7 PhelpsJ.S.Sgt WOR80093PLT2EFTS (RCAF) 32SFTS (RCAF) 59OTU 94Sqn 450Sqn (RAAF)X X X P-40 Kittyhawk P-40 KittyhawkX - RCAF Fort Williams - X - RCAF Moose Jaw - SK X - RAF Crosby-On-Eden - 17 Dec 41 - 31 May 42 - 01 Jun 42 -
8 MorganM.R.P/OPLT16EFTS (RCAF)
10SFTS (RCAF)
59OTU
80Sqn
158 MU
119 MU
Canada
RCAF
X
X
X
Hurricane
X
X
X
X
09 Jun 41 - 26 Jul 41 - RCAF Edmonton -
07 Aug 41 - 24 Oct 41 - RCAF Dauphin -
08 Dec 41 - 17 Feb 42 - RAF Crosby-On-Eden -
21 May 42 - 09 Jan 44 -
09 Jan 44 - X - Test PLT -
X - Test PLT -
X -
1945 - Released from the RCAF -
9 McLachlanH.P/O
F/O
F/L
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G/C
BGen
MGen
LGen
DFC

OMM

R
J
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No.
92527
8408
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X
PLTRCAF
2ITS (RCAF)
16EFTS (RCAF)
10SFTS (RCAF)
59OTU
80Sqn
71OTU
94Sqn
RCAF
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RCAF
RCAF
Last Op -
N/A
N/A
X
X
X
Hurricane BN473
X Spitfire MH698 X ---------------------------- X X X
X - Joined the RCAF -
X - 09 Jun 41 - Regina - Saskatchewan - Canada - (Shores) -
09 Jun 41 - 26 Jul 41 - RCAF Edmonton - Alberta - Canada -
07 Aug 41 - 24 Oct 41 - RCAF Dauphin - MB - Canada -
08 Dec 41 - 17 Feb 42 - RAF Crosby-On-Eden - UK -
14 Apr 42 - 23 May 42 - Middle East -
23 May 42 - X -
1944 - Second Tour - 202 war-time sorties - Middle East -
Apr 45 - Released from the RCAF -
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Nov 46 - Rejoined the Post War RCAF -
1977 - Retired from the Canadian Forces -
06 May 98 - Deceased -
10 MartingH.F.Cpl --------- P/O F/OMCPOW Escaped KilledUSAUSMC R J POWX 74735 4919 XPLTUS Marine Corps US Marine Corps RCAF 6SFTS (RCAF) CFS 59OTU 121Sqn 71Sqn 450Sqn (RAAF) 450Sqn (RAAF) RCAF RCAF Last Op - Civ Test PLTN/A N/A N/A X X X X X P-40 Kittyhawk X X X P-40 Kittyhawk1929 - Fought in Haiti - US Citizen - (Shores) - 1931 - Retired from the US Marine Corps - 10 Oct 40 - Joined the RCAF - Vancouver - BC X - 29 Mar 41 - Graduated - Dunville - X - X - RCAF Trenton - ON X - Jul 41 - Crosby-on-Eden - X - X - X - X - Jun 42 - 24 Oct 42 - Shot down by Flak - Captured - POW - escaped - Jun 43 - Medical release due to injuries received while evading capture - 20 Sep 43 - Killed - P-40 crash in Bishopville - SC - USA
11 KendallClyde CrosbyLeading AircraftmanKilled 1944-04-21 Age 24R/214213Commemorated Toronto (Park Lawn) Cemetery, Sec. K. Lot 261. Grave. Canada. Son Of Herbert Crosby Kendall And Myrtle Clyde Kendall, Of Toronto.
12 BuckhamRobert AndrewSgt
F/Sgt
P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
W/C
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S/L

DFC & Bar

DFC (USA)
KIFA
Age 32
R
J
74833
15246
PLTRCAF
1ITS (RCAF)
10EFTS (RCAF)
2SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
59OTU (RAF)
416Sqn (RCAF)
CGS (RAF)
127Airfield (RCAF)
421Sqn (RCAF)
403Sqn (RCAF)
127Wing (RCAF)
RCAF
War Staff College
Station Pat Bay (RCAF)
Canadian Joint Staff
6RC (RCAF)
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No.2 Air Command (RCAF)
Northwest Air Command (RCAF)
Station Whitehorse (RCAF)
Station Whitehorse (RCAF)
X
X
Moth
Harvard
X
Master & Hurricane
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
Spitfire
X
X
X
X
X
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X
X
X
Beechcraft Expeditor II (C-45)
23 Oct 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Vancouver, B.C.
8 Feb 1941 - Toronto, Ontario
30 March 1941 - Hamilton, Ontario
28 May 1941 - Uplands, Ontario
27 Aug 1941 - Bournemouth, UK
29 Sep 1941 - RAF Crosby-on-Eden, Cumbria
22 Nov 1941 - RAF Peterhead, Scotland
2 June 1943 - Gunnery Course - RAF Sutton Bridge, Norfolk
1 Aug 1943 - Gunnery Instructor - RAF Digby, Lincolnshire
13 Sep 1943 - RAF Headcorn, Kent
5 Oct 1943 - Commanding Officer - RAF Kenley, London
13 June 1944 - Commanding Officer - B2 Crépon, France
7 Aug 1944 - Repatriated to Canada
10 Sep 1944 - Toronto, Ontario
19 Nov 1944 - British Columbia
8 May 1945 - Washington, USA
7 Aug 1945 - Commanding Officer - Regina, Saskatchewan
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1 Nov 1945 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
16 Dec 1945 - Edmonton, Alberta
25 Feb 1946 - Station Commander - Yukon
15 Jan 1947 - Crashed in poor weather - Killed

(Photo: S/L Buckham in the cockpit of his 403 Sqn Spitfire in October 1943)
- Distinguished Flying Cross - No.416 Squadron - Award effective 25 May 1943 as per London Gazette dated 4 June 1943 and AFRO 1187/43 dated 25 June 1943.
- Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross - No.403 Squadron - Award effective 8 August 1944 as per London Gazette dated 11 August 1944 and AFRO 2101/44 dated 29 September 1944.
- Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) - No.416 Squadron - Award effective 17 July 1943 as per London Gazette dated 20 July 1943 and AFRO 644/44 dated 24 March 1944.
- Commemorated Burnaby (Forest Lawn) Memorial Park, Summit Sec. Lot 346. Grave 1. Canada.
- Son of John Andrew and Laura Teresa Buckham, of Vancouver; Husband of Mabel F. Buckham, of Mission City, British Columbia.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil)
13 CrosbyR.W.P/OJ47248WAGRCAFXOct 44 -
14 CrosbyR.T.F/OJ11813PLTRCAFXOct 44 -
15 CrosbyRobert GordonSgt
F/Sgt
WO2
WO1
P/O
F/O
F/L
S/L
DFC

MiD
EvadedR
C
58711
22655
PLTRCAF
5EFTS (RCAF)
3EFTS (RCAF)
CFS (RCAF)
19EFTS (RCAF)
6SFTS (RCAF)
3PRC (RCAF)
14(P)AFU (RAF)
5 (P)AFU (RAF)
56Sqn (RAF)
56Sqn (RAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
438Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
439Sqn (RCAF)
X
Moth
Anson
Harvard
Moth
Cornell
X
Oxford
Magister
Typhoon
Typhoon JS446
Typhoon
Typhoon PD475
Typhoon
Typhoon MP134
12 Sep 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF
4 Nov 1940
23 Dec 1940
2 March 1941
15 May 1941 - Staff
11 Oct 1942 - Staff
Feb 1943 - UK
16 March 1943
1 Apr 1943
13 July 1943 - 28 April 1944
3 Jan 1944 Flak - Evaded
29 Aug 1944 - 19 Nov 44
6 Nov 1944 - Engine failure
20 Nov 1944 - 3 May 1945
22 Jan 1945 Shot down by flak - Evaded capture

MiD - No.438 Squadron - Award effective 1 January 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 379/45 dated 2 March 1945.
DFC - No.439 Squadron - Award effective 23 March 1945 as per London Gazette dated 3 April 1945 and AFRO 765/45 dated 4 May 1945.
(Information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn)
16 CrosbyR.D.H F/LH47891RCAFN/AOct 44 -
17 CrosbyK.P/OJ15802WAG2WS (RCAF) 4B&GS (RCAF) 419Sqn 432SqnX X X XX - RCAF Calgary - X - RCAF Fingal - X - X -
18 CrosbyJ.W.F/OJ39385BARCAFXOct 44 -
19 CrosbyH.F.P/OJ18617AG102Sqn 405SqnX XX - 4 Group - X - 8 Group -
20 CrosbyD.R.F/LC6903NAVRCAFXOct 44 -
21 CrosbyA.B.F/LC14083MORCAFN/AOct 44 -

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