John Emilius Fauquier
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Air Commodore John Emilius Fauquier, DSO & Two Bars, DFC (19 March 1909 – 3 April 1981) was a Canadian aviator and Second World War Bomber Command leader. He commanded No. 405 Squadron RCAF and later No. 617 Squadron RAF (the Dambusters) over the course of the war. A bush pilot prior to the war, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force as a flight instructor in 1939. He then joined 405 Squadron in 1941 and would fly operationally for the rest of the war, taking a drop in rank on one occasion to return to active command. During his three tours of operation he participated in Operation Hydra and dozens of other sorties over Europe.
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John Emilius Fauquier
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John Emilius Fauquier
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John Emilius Fauquier
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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1939
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Canada
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1909-03-19
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Fauquier while CO of RAF Station Linton-on-Ouse UK, 1944
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1981-04-03
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Johnny
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Officer Commanding No. 617 Squadron
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June–September 1944
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December 1944 – April 1945
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Air Commodore John Emilius Fauquier, DSO & Two Bars, DFC (19 March 1909 – 3 April 1981) was a Canadian aviator and Second World War Bomber Command leader. He commanded No. 405 Squadron RCAF and later No. 617 Squadron RAF (the Dambusters) over the course of the war. A bush pilot prior to the war, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force as a flight instructor in 1939. He then joined 405 Squadron in 1941 and would fly operationally for the rest of the war, taking a drop in rank on one occasion to return to active command. During his three tours of operation he participated in Operation Hydra and dozens of other sorties over Europe.
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Canada
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1946
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1939
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12274
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No. 405 Squadron RCAF(1942–1943)
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No. 617 Squadron RAF(1944–45)
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RAF Station Linton-on-Ouse(1944)
