Souvenir of 421

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Souvenir of 421

Base activities of 421 Squadron, RCAF which flew Supermarine Spitfires in close support of ground forces in North-West Europe. Includes operational camera gun footage. <11mn 13s>~Shot list prepared by John Cunningham includes: Brussels 1944; aerodrome; Fred Evans turns around to face camera (permanent RCAF member); "Deacon" McDonald enters with sunglasses; most aircraft shots were taken in Holland; camera gun footage; Johnnie Maffrey (sp?) walks away; Holland 1945 at an airfield built in a pine forest; John Cunningham; the lads had been to Cologne and found a collection of memorabilia on the train; Brussels; Germany; at Eindhoven 1945; Darcy Brown herds us with fleece; the whole squadron; the glider was found in a hanger assembled; and April 1945 - person on runway was evacuating POWs.

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Record Identifier: 189455

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Record Creation Date: 2024-05-21

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