James Francis Edwards

Flying ace, Western Desert Campaign, Fighter pilot, Royal Canadian Air Force
Herausgegeben:Adriaan, Germain

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. James Francis "Stocky" Edwards, CM, DFC & Bar, DFM, CD (born June 5, 1921 ) was a Canadian fighter pilot during World War II. Edwards is Canada's highest scoring ace in the Western Desert Campaign.Born in Nokomis, Saskatchewan, Edwards grew up in Battleford, Saskatchewan. After graduating from St Thomas College in 1940 he volunteered for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).Flight Sergeant Edwards was posted to 94 Squadron RAF of 223 Wing in January 1942 flying the P-40 "Kittyhawk". On March 23, he flew his first operational trip, during which he shot down his first enemy aircraft, a Bf-109. In May, he was posted to 260 Squadron, and saw intensive action for the rest of 1942. By September, he had 6 "kills" and was commissioned.

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• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing / Brev Publishing
• Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 60
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786138201311
• ISBN-10: 6138201310
• Artikelnr.: 34711245