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F/Sgt G. C. D. Bell No. 404 Squadron
Dilemma I've two cases were the gentleman's first name is down as Gordon Cecil Douglas Bell R61216 and a further two as Gerald R61216
As the gentleman was one of two of the first Black Canadian pilots to fly missions with the Canadian Air Force - Bell won the DFM with 404 RCAF Sqdn I'd like to get it correct. Best regards Andy Bird |
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Andrew Hendrie has him down as G. Bell in Canadian Sqdns in Coastal so not luck there either. AB |
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Re: F/Sgt G. C. D. Bell No. 404 Squadron
Gerald "Gerry" Bell was a Hamilton Ontario native and quite well known in the area where I lived for a bit.
http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNe...k-Buffalo.aspx http://digitalcollections.mcmaster.c...man-gerry-bell http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/rememb...mes/2013/page3 (Picture caption in above is wrong as it shows Bell in the RCAF postwar) Edit: http://www.canadaveteranshallofvalour.com/BellGC.htm http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/04365.php Looks like this is a case of two men with similar names as the above is Gordon Cecil Douglas Bell DFM who was not a black Canadian Last edited by Orwell1984; 12th June 2017 at 14:32. |
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Re: F/Sgt G. C. D. Bell No. 404 Squadron
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Fortunately Karl Collen used to pick me up on Wednesdays from Hamilton Go Station otherwise used to get public transport or taxi. Best regards Andy Bird andrewdbird.com |
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SPAR aerospace where Gerry Bell worked was the home of the Canadarm used on the Shuttle. |
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