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Posted on 3 Oct 20204 Oct 2020 by genealogyjude · 5 Comments

The “Dunkirk Warriors” of 54 Squadron – Battle of Britain – July 1940

54 Squadron pilots, May 1941, gather round a Supermarine Spitfire Mark IIA, Rochford, Essex. On the wing sits their commanding officer, Squadron Leader, R F Boyd, with the squadron mascot "Crash". Boyd had at this time destroyed 14 enemy aircraft. By RAF official photographer, Woodbine G (Mr) - This is photograph CH 2710 from the collections…

Posted on 27 Jun 202027 Nov 2020 by genealogyjude · 17 Comments

WW2 Prisoner of War Records from the Archives of the Red Cross

Family history can stir strong emotions, and the life of my Uncle Gordon is close to my heart. Gordon was a pilot in the RAF during World War II in 54 Squadron. He was shot down over France in July 1941, and died as a prisoner of war, aged 23, in Hamburg in April 1942.…

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