Category Archives: Eugène Gagnon DFC

Captains of the Clouds

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

Eugene Gagnon was one of them… Back in 1941. Captains of the Clouds was a movie made in 1941. Click here for more information. In this photograph, Eugene stands besides a Harvard. Look at the first numbers… 25. Now look … Continue reading →

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I was 17

Posted on September 17, 2011 by

Norm never expected his 15 seconds of fame… He said this on my new Facebook page on No. 7 B&G… Like this photo. I can spot the barracks I slept in and the hangar I worked in…. and the canteen … Continue reading →

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Paulson, Manitoba, 4 June 1942

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

I found this picture on the Internet of a Fairey Battle that crashed landed there. Click here for more. Eugène Gagnon flew on a such a plane before he flew on Mosquitos later in the war. Eugène’s nephew has sent … Continue reading →

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Found this article about a Mosquito pilot with No. 23 Squadron

Posted on April 10, 2010 by

NOTAM This is the article I wrote before sending an e-mail to Tommy Smith’s son. I did not know this article was about his dad… Now I know all about Eugène Gagnon thanks to Peter.   ARTICLE I can’t learn … 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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Eugène Gagnon loved to play hockey

Posted on March 30, 2010 by

I know this because I had access to his file. It says so on the second page of his enrolment form. Click to enlarge Click to enlarge So with this information, I browsed through this… and I found this… Click … Continue reading →

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RCAF Station Paulson, Manitoba

Posted on March 28, 2010 by

Do you know someone who was posted there in 1942 and 1943? RCAF Station Paulson was home to No. 7 Bombing & Gunnery School during the Second World War. Eugène Gagnon, a French-Canadian Mosquito pilot, was stationned there in 1942 … Continue reading →

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Brief History of No. 6 SFTS in Dunnville

Posted on March 26, 2010 by

Eugène Gagnon had some of his pilot training in Dunnville, Ontario. He got his wings there on April 24, 1942. Then he moved to Paulson, Manitoba to became a Staff Pilot. Brief History of No. 6 SFTS The Dunnville flying … Continue reading →

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