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Re: Help with names please 2nd TAF - 3 & 4.
Think we've got it now... P. 158. 'Wing Leader', on Johnson's arrival at Kenley.
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" I'm Bud Malloy. Wing Commander Hodson, whose job you are taking, is off for the day and so is the Group Captain. I'll take you round and introduce you to your wild Canadians".
It was a day of low cloud and drizzle, so Malloy and I made a leisurely tour of the airfield and met THE TWO SQUADRON COMMANDERS. The lean, slightly balding SYD FORD of 403 Squadron came from Nova Scotia, already held the DFC and bar, and had established his reputation as a sound leader and an aggressive pilot. FOSS BOULTON of 416 Squadron hailed from Alberta and was an open-faced, friendly character who was a relative newcomer to the game, having spent the greater part of his flying career in Canada.
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I think I feel confident in saying that Syd Ford is the #4 man in the photo... note the DFC and bar he is wearing and the slightly balding appearance.
Thanks for helping solve this mystery Stephen by pointing out that #3 was Boulton. Can anyone confirm that Ford is indeed our man?
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