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9 January 2006, 11:58 AM

hanks for the info on Flt Trng in Egypt; am attempting to fill in the squares of my Father's service in the RFC for "the next generation". He emigrated to Canada in 1912 from Crosby England; joined the RFC in '15 or '16...sent to England...then to Egypt for Flt Trng....his Flt Cmdr there was Leigh-Mallory'''posted to Mesopotamia then joined #9 Sqdn at Proven Belgium in July 1917. On 19th op [7/27] was shot down...sent home to Canada.
He stayed on the fringes of aviation and during WW2 wa in charge of aircraft production for GM of Canada [Mosquito fuselage].
Appreciate any help, Bill Knowles

9 January 2006, 11:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
Knobby Guest Posts: n/a	Lieut Charles Knowles, RFC hanks for the info on Flt Trng in Egypt; am attempting to fill in the squares of my Father's service in the RFC for "the next generation". He emigrated to Canada in 1912 from Crosby England; joined the RFC in '15 or '16...sent to England...then to Egypt for Flt Trng....his Flt Cmdr there was Leigh-Mallory'''posted to Mesopotamia then joined #9 Sqdn at Proven Belgium in July 1917. On 19th op [7/27] was shot down...sent home to Canada. He stayed on the fringes of aviation and during WW2 wa in charge of aircraft production for GM of Canada [Mosquito fuselage]. Appreciate any help, Bill Knowles