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CHOWN, F/O Clinton Warren (J19991) - Distinguished Flying
Cross - No.515 Squadron
Award effective 31 October 1944 as per London Gazette of that date and
AFRO 1/45 dated 5 January 1945.
Flying Officer Chown has successfully completed numerous
sorties over Germany and German occupied territory. He has destroyed four
hostile aircraft, one of which he shot down during a daylight mission
far into Reich territory despite the accurate anti-aircraft fire that
was directed at his aircraft from the ground. He has consistently displayed
the greatest skill, resource and tenacity.
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Born 4 November 1920 at Dubuc, Saskatchewan;
Home in Mirror, Alberta.
Enlisted in Calgary, 14 February 1941.
Trained at
No.2 ITS (graduated 16 June 1941),
No.5 EFTS (graduated 8 August 1941) and
No.7 SFTS (graduated 24 October 1941).
Promoted to Flight Sergeant, 24 April 1942;
to WO2, 24 October 1942;
to WO1, 24 April 1943;
commissioned 15 September 1943;
Flying Officer, 15 March 1944.
Arrived in UK, 23 November 1941.
To No.1455 Flight, 14 March 1942
(Tangmere, flying Turbanlight Bostons);
to No.51 OTU, 14 April 1942
(Blenheims and Bostons);
to No.287 Squadron, 9 July 1942
("beating up gun positions,
- flying courses for searchlights")
Served with
No.515 Squadron, 19 July 1943 to 23 Sept. 1944
(150 operational hours;
last sortie on 23 September 1944;
intruding and jamming radar;
flew eight day fighter patrols;
four ASR sorties;
31 or 32 night fighter patrols;
160 operational hours and
715 hours 35 minutes non-operational)
Returned to Canada, November 1944,
Released 13 September 1945.
Served in postwar RCAF from Feb.'52 to Feb.'59
(mainly with No.407 Squadron)
Award presented 26 February 1949.
Photo PL-34347 shows him with F/O E.M. Aldred |
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Toronto Airman In RCAF Awards
Ottawa, Nov, 1, 1944 - (CP) - Award of the Distinguished
Service Order to one member of the RCAF overseas and the Distinguished
Flying Cross to six others was announced tonight by Air Force Headquarters.
The DSO went to Sqdn Ldr. R. K. Hayward of St.
John's, Newfound land, credited with destroying five enemy aircraft. He
had "proved himself a most courageous leader," Headquarters
said.
Recipients of the DFC were: S/L J.A. Hatch of 145 Douglas Drive, Toronto;
F/L H. McLachlan of Aden, Alta.; F/L F. B. Young
of Vancouver; F/O C. W. Chown of Mirror, Alta.; F/O H.
L. Davenport of Russellville, Arkansas; F/O
H. J. L. McKinley, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies.
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Victories Include :
27/28 June 1944
30 June 1944
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one Ju88
He111
one ? e/a |
destroyed
dest OTG
dam OTG |
PZ188
PZ188
PZ188 |
Chris Shores lists these claims but citation says 4 destroyed
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