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# | Name* | First Names | Title | Rank | RAF Equivalent Rank | Service No. | Born | Nationality | Role | Awards | Air Force | Command | Unit | DateofIncident *See Note | Aircraft | Type | Serial | Code | Victories (Fighters) | Base | Time | Mission | Incident | Fate | Commemorated | Photo (Click to Expand) | Referring Database | Notes | Links/Archive Reports |
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1 | Goldberg | David | Flight Lieutenant | J/4242 | Canadian | Pilot | DFC | RCAF | Fighter Command | 403Sqn RCAF | 1944-03-08 | Spitfire | IX | MJ356 | KH-? | RAF Kenley, Surrey | 16:00 | Ranger | Hit by flak at low level near Evreux on the outboud leg. Crash landed successfully. | Evaded | | Accident Report |
Evaded capture with the help of the French resistance. He made it to Gibraltar after 2 months. Born in March 1917 the son of Harry (originally from Poland - died 1954, age 75) and Sophie (née Gilbert - died 1972, age 75). Brother of Irwin, Ruth and Bill. Earn a degree in Business Administration at Boston University in 1939. Enlisted in the RCAF in 1940. In December 1942, He was sent overseas for advanced Spitfire fighter training in England. In the summer of 1943 he was attached to 416 Squadron and deployed to France. Over the next eight months, Dave flew 79 misan Dions with his comrades of the 416th and later the 403rd Squadrons Retired as a Group Captain with a DFC. CD. in 1958. He peacefully passed away on the 17th September 2006 at the age of 89. He is buried at the Woodland Cemetery in Hamilton, Ontario. |
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