 Flying
Officer Douglas Gaudin
enlisted in the R.C.A.F. in 1940
and received operational training on Hurricanes at Sutton
Bridge in Lincolnshire, England. He was posted to 122 Squadron,
R.A.F., on Spitfires at Scorton, Yorkshire, in February 1942.
Douglas was later transferred to the Middle East via West
Africa. He then joined 417 Squadron R.C.A.F. in October 1942
at a base near Alexandria, flying Hurricanes. Later, he was
on Spitfires. The main task of the interception of German
photo-reconnaissance aircraft. Douglas is credited with nearly
a hundred operational sorties. He retired with the rank of
F/Lt.
 Flight
Sergeant Douglas R. Matheson
was with 411 Squadron, R.C.A.F. on
Spitfires. He was involved in the action over Dieppe, where
he is shown in Defiance at Dieppe attacking a Dornier 217.
He later became a Flight Lieutenant and Commander of B Flight.
Bases from which he flew include Hornchurch, Duxford, Digby,
Kenley and Biggin Hill. He flew a total of 153 operational
sorties. His tally is 2 enemy aircraft destroyed, with one
claimed and one other damaged. On December 1st, 1943, he was
shot down and became a POW at Stalag Luft III.
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Officer Don Murchie
joined the R.C.A.F. in 1941, training
on Tiger Moths and Cessna Cranes. Posted to Bournemouth, England,
he was selected for day fighters and had further training
on Miles Masters and Hurricanes. Selected for Spitfires, he
eventually ended up in 412 Squadron. He was involved in dive
bombing and armed reconnaissance flights in the Ruhr areas,
as well as fighter sweeps throughout the air space east of
the Rhine River. Don flew over 80 operational sorties and
is credited with numerous ground vehicles, locomotives and
motorcycles destroyed.
Flight Sergeant Harold
Heacock was born in Athabaska,
Alberta. He was with 167 Squadron, RAF, flying the Spitfire
Mk IX. He joined 412 Squadron RCAF in April 1942, with first
operational flights in December of the same year. He flew
a total of 112 sorties and was later promoted to Flying Officer
and decorated with various campaign ribbons. He eventually
instructed at an Operational Training Unit. |
