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P/O Mahon and Fl/Sgt Fred R Vance, 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF.

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Units

Pilot Officer Kenneth Le Roy Holder of No. 121 Eagle Squadron, RAF sits on the shoulders of Pilot Officer Donald Wilson MacLeod in order to reach the Stars and Stripes , 27 November 1941. Passed for publication 27 Nov 1941. Printed caption on reverse: 'Not For Publication Before 00.30 Hrs Sat. Nov 29th. First Pictures Of Second Eagle Squadron. 27.11.42. These are the first pictures to be taken of the second of the three American Eagle Squadrons to be formed in this country as units of the RAF Fighter Comm

No 121 'Eagle' Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Type Category: Fighter

People

Jackson Barrett Mahon

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: No 121 'Eagle' Squadron
Highest Rank: Pilot Officer
Role/Job: Pilot

Fred Renshaw Vance

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: No 121 'Eagle' Squadron
Service Numbers: R/80721
Highest Rank: Flight Sergeant
Role/Job: Pilot

Locations

Aerial photograph of Kirton in Lindsey airfield looking west, the technical site with three C-Type hangars is on the right, 27 July 1948. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/540/63. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Kirton-in-Lindsey

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesChanges to unit associations

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http://raf-112-squadron.org/americans_and_poles.html

Date: 4 Nov 2015 15:47:50

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations

Sources

http://raf-112-squadron.org/americans_and_poles.html