David Ray Florance

Military

Joined RCAF, assigned to 133S 11-41, missing on fighter sweep over channel 19-5-42 Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Aircraft

AD502

  • Aircraft Type: Spitfire
  • Unit: No 133 'Eagle' Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

English Channel 19 May 1942 Missing on fighter sweep [Rhubarb] over Channel 19-5-42 Killed in Action (KIA).

Buried

Monument Way W, Woking, Surrey GU21 5EN, UK Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, UK.

Born

Winnipeg, MB, Canada Son of Ray and Elsie Barr Florance, of Hemet, California, USA. Born Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Other

Joined RCAF

Canada Joined Royal Canadian Air Force.

Other

Assigned

Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK 19 May 1942 Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF 11-41.
Spokane, WA, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3544
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1270164/FLORANCE,%20DAVID%20…
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Florance&GSfn=Dav…;

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3544
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1270164/FLORANCE,%20DAVID%20…
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Florance&GSfn=Dav…;

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3544
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1270164/FLORANCE,%20DAVID%20…
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Florance&GSfn=Dav…;

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia