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Flight Lieutenant Wilfred Banks DFC
John Banks enlisted in Toronto, 3 July 1941 and between the 13th October to 5 December 1941 trained at No.5 ITS going on to the No.17 EFTS between 8th December 1941 and 13th February 1942 with further training with No.8 SFTS (2nd March to 19th June 1942) being commissioned in 1942. Instructed in Canada (No.1 SFTS, 9 Sep 42 - 16 Sep 43) Further trained at No.1 OTU, Bagotville. Left Canada and arrived in Britain on 31st January 1944. Attended No.53 OTU, 14 March to 2 June 1944. Joined No.412 Squadron, 24 June 1944. Flight Lieutenant John Wilfred Banks was an Ace with 9 victories, shooting down 5 Me109s 3 Fw190s and one JU88. He was awarded the DFC & Bar. Sadly, John Banks passed away on 12th January 1997.
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| Flight Lieutenant Wilfred Banks DFC - Signed Aviation Art |
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Dawn Till Dusk by Richard Taylor. Fighter Ace Johnnie Johnson leads MkIX Spitfires of his No.144 Canadian Wing back to their base at Ford after a long day of operations over Normandy shortly after D-Day. The wing flew constant fighter sweeps throughout the Normandy Invasions, before relocating to France on June 15th 1944. |
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