Category Archives: De Havilland Mosquito

Canadian Mosquitos

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

Click here… This link was provided by Ken Meintzer who has a Facebook page on BCATP. This is his introduction. I decided to change the group name from merely Alberta to Canada as most of the photos I have acquired have … Continue reading →

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Another Mosquito pilot from Quebec

Posted on May 21, 2010 by

Robert James Tomlison was a Mosquito pilot with 418 Squadron. In memory of Flying Officer ROBERT JAMES  TOMLINSON who died on June 3, 1944 Military Service: Service Number: J/14398 Age: 29 Force: Air Force Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force Division: 418 Sqdn. Additional Information: Son … Continue reading →

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Little Snoring, September 1945

Posted on April 8, 2010 by

(Courtesy of Tom Cushing via Peter Smith) This is Eugène Gagnon in September 1945. This picture was sent to me by the son of Tommy Smith, a No. 23 Squadron Mosquito pilot. His story is amazing. He served with Eugène … Continue reading →

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I am just awestruck…

Posted on April 4, 2010 by

For you Mosquito fans, I have just found someone whose father was with No. 23 Squadron in Little Snoring. He is planning to write a book on his father. This is what he sent me… among other things… (Courtesy of … Continue reading →

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Visiting Bromptonville

Posted on March 30, 2010 by

I wanted to go to Bromptonville and visit Mario Hains and Marcel Bergeron… I went to see Mario first. He was the one who gave me a lead in finding Eugène Gagnon the French-Canadian Mosquito pilot. Speaking of lead… This … Continue reading →

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St-François-Xavier airport 1943

Posted on February 8, 2010 by

NOTAM THIS PICTURE IS NOT OF A MOSQUITO AT ST-FRANÇOIS-XAVIER AIRPORT IN 1943 I just typed Eugène Gagnon Mosquito on Google… WRONGLY IDENTIFIED Click here. This picture was posted by Mario Hains. He is the one who has helped me … Continue reading →

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