Earl Wallace Mason

Military

media-18641.jpeg UPL 18641 P/O Earl Wallace 'Tootie' Mason 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF.

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Object Number - UPL 18641 - P/O Earl Wallace 'Tootie' Mason 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF.

When WWII broke out, Earl resolved to join the Royal Canadian Air Force, which he did having gained his high school diploma in June 1940. Having completed his basic training and shipped over to England he went through operational traing and was assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. On September 15th 1941, Earl was killed in a flying accident when he did a slow roll, in his Mk II Hurricane, too near the ground and crashed at High Toynton, near Horncastle. KIFA.

A family history for Earl can be found at: http://www.bcar.org.uk/earl-mason.php

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Units served with

No 121 'Eagle' Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Type Category: Fighter

Places

Pilot Officer Kenneth Le Roy Holder stands on the shoulders of Pilot Officer Donald William McLeod to reach out for an American flag flying from a flag pole. A group of American airmen look on. They wear the insignia of the RAF Eagle Squadrons, the forerunners of the squadrons of the 4th Fighter Group. Passed for publication on 27 November 1941. Printed caption on reverse: 'Pilot Officer Kenneth Le Roy Holder from Buena Park, California, stands on the shoulders of Pilot Officer Donald William McLeod from

Biggin Hill

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Pitt, MN 56623, USA	19 April 1917	Born in Pitt, Minnesota on April 19th, 1917. Son of Nathan and Agnes Mason.
Other Joined RCAF	Saskatoon, SK, Canada	4 June 1940	Joined Royal Canadian Air Force.
Other Shipped overseas	Merseyside, UK	4 February 1941	Shipped overseas to ETO.
Died	High Toynton, Horncastle, Lincolnshire LN9, UK	15 September 1941	Killed in a flying accident when he did a slow roll too near the ground and crashed at High Toynton, near Horncastle. KIFA.
Buried		17 September 1941	Brookwood American Cemetery, Surrey, UK.
	Minnesota, USA
Other Service pilot training	Prince Albert, SK, Canada		Service pilot training.
Other Operational training	Great Britain, United Kingdom		Operational training at OTU. Conversion to Hurricane.
Other Assigned	Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, North Lincolnshire DN21, UK	15 September 1941	Assigned to 121 [Eagle] Sqn RAF.

Revisions

Date26 Feb 2016 12:23:41

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=3583
http://www.bcar.org.uk/earl-mason.php

Date26 Oct 2015 15:06:22

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=3583
http://www.bcar.org.uk/earl-mason.php

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