[HAHalliday]

Is there anything in the Seattle, Washington newspapers to substantiate a claim that an RCAF pilot, flying a B-25 Mitchell, buzzed the city of Seattle about 5.30 a.m. of 6 December 1944 ? He purportedly "flew through downtown canyons of office buildings and at rooftop level over residential neighbourhoods. He executed barrel rolls, loops, Immelmans and low level passes over Seattle airport. A commercial airline pilot, preparing to take off, was stunned to see a military bomber coming straight at him on the same runway. A coat of paint sepatated the two two planes."

It is a matter of record that an RCAF pilot did indeed "shoot up" sections of British Columbia on that day before fatally crashing. The story is much told in Canada - but though often retold I suspect it is seldom checked in all its details. Hence my wish to check one detail as close to the source as possible.