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| 1 | Geoffrion | Louis Pierre Tancrede | Sgt F/Sgt P/O F/O F/L -------- F/L S/L -------- Hon Col | ![]() | R J | 79201 17830 | PLT | RCAF ?ITS (RCAF) 13EFTS (RCAF) 9SFTS (RCAF) 3PRC (RCAF) 243 Wing (RAF) 213Sqn (RAF) 213Sqn (RAF) 26 AACU (RAF) RCAF 3PRC (RCAF) 421Sqn (RCAF) RCAF ---------- 438 (Aux)Sqn (RCAF) ---------- 438Sqn (RCAF) | X X Finch Harvard X X Hurricane Hurricane HV587 Hurricane X X Spitfire X -------- Harvard & Vampire ---------- Kiowa | Dec 1940 - Enlisted in the RCAF - Montreal, Quebec 1941 1941 - St. Eugene, Ontario 1941 - Summerside, Prince Edward Island 1942 - Bournemouth, UK Sep 1942 - RAF Gambut, Libya Dec 1942 - RAF Martuba, Libya 30 Oct 1943 - Baled out over Mediterranean, rescued by French sloop Commandant Duboc 17 May 1944 - El Firdan, Egypt 1944 - Leave in Canada 1944 - Bournemouth, UK 24 March 1945 - Petit-Brogel, Belgium 30 June 1945 - BPC UK for repatriation to Canada ---------------- 1947 - 1950 - St-Hubert Qc ---------- 1990s -Sqn Honorary Colonel | ![]() (Photo: Canadians in North Africa flying on RAF squadrons, Sgt pilot Geoffrion is at far right - 11 Sep 1942) Deceased on 26 December 2009 in Alexandria, Ontario. (information courtesy Francois Dutil - 438Sqn) | ![]() (Photo: The Free French sloop Commandant Duboc in which Sgt Geoffrion was rescued from the waters of the Mediterranean and returned to North Africa. Incredible coincidence, the ship's Captain was a pre-war business acquaintance of his father, who upon learning it was the young Canadian's birthday, organized a huge celebration on board that was only partially interupted by a few attacks from Ju88s. The 213 Sqn records mockingly mention Sgt Geoffrion's sad state upon his return due to the French's special care of their pilot.) Accident report Losses and Incidents Database |
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