F/O Harold Frederick Wakeman RCAF
197 Squadron RAF, July 16, 1944 – October 05, 1944 Of the nine Canadians who served with 197 Sqn, eight were shot down (seven KIA and one POW). Canadians provided about eight per cent of the total number of pilots…
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P/O Gordon Kirby Hignell RCAF
197 Squadron RAF, May 10, 1943 – July 23, 1943 Of the nine Canadians who served with 197 Sqn, eight were shot down (seven KIA and one POW). Canadians provided about eight per cent of the total number of pilots…
Typhoon JP843
This is the story of Typhoon Srl. No. JP843 OV-T, which spent most of its operational service with 197 Squadron. JP843 was part of the fourth production batch of 600 Hawker Typhoons built by the Gloster Aircraft Company, a subsidiary…