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| 1 | Sproule | John Alexander | P/O F/O F/L S/L W/C ------- W/C G/C | ![]() | DFC![]() Bronze Lion (NL) ![]() | RAF C ------ RCAF | 39693 89500 ------ 20459 | PLT | RAF 58Sqn (RAF) 58Sqn (RAF) 1 ANS (RAF) 31ANS (RCAF) Ferry Command (RAF) Ferry Command (RAF) 24Sqn (RAF) 575Sqn (RAF) 48Sqn (RAF) 48Sqn (RAF) 437Sqn (RCAF) 437Sqn (RCAF) RCAF --------------------- RCAF Station London (RCAF) CJATC (RCAF) AFHQ (RCAF) National Defense College 23rd Norad Division RCAF | X Whitley Whitley Anson Anson Boston BZ250 Catalina JX269 Hudson Dakota Dakota Dakota KG421 Dakota Dakota X --------------------- X X X X X X X | March 1937 - Enlisted in the RAF - UK 27 Nov 1937 - RAF Boscombe Down, Wiltshire 3 Sep 1939 - 1st raid on Germany 1940 - Staff - RAF Andover, Hampshire 1941 - Staff - Port Albert, Ontario Dec 1942 - Dorval, Quebec, Canada to UK Sep 1943 - Dorval, Quebec, Canada to UK Jan 1944 - RAF Hendon, London 2 Feb 1944 - RAF Hendon, London 16 July 1944 - Commanding Officer - RAF Down Ampney, Wiltshire 21 Aug 1944 - Flak, crash landed inside allied lines 14 Sep 1944 - Commanding Officer - RAF Blakehill Farm, Wiltshire 4 Oct 1944 - Transferred to the RCAF June 1946 - Led RCAF contingent in victory parade --------------------- Served in post war RCAF 1952 - Commanding Officer - London, Ontario 1954 - Commanding Officer - Rivers, Manitoba 1957 - Director of Postings and Careers - Ottawa, Ontario 1961 - Commandant - Toronto, Ontario 1964 - Director - Duluth, Minesota, USA 1968 - Retired from the RCAF | ![]() (Photo: G/C Sproule and HRH Prince Phillip during a 1954 visit to the CJATC in Rivers Manitoba) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.48 Squadron - awarded as per London Gazette dated 20 October 1944. - Netherlands Bronze Lion - No.437 Squadron - Awarded 1 January 1946 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 183/46 dated 22 February 1946. Deceased on 7 June 1995, in Ottawa, Ontario. (Information courtesy Francois Dutil) | RCAFA Awards database Accident report Losses and Incidents Database |
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