John Saphir

RCAF F/O

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John Saphir (R110334 NCO/ J85657 Officer)
Born 21 Sept 1919 to
Austrian-Jewish parents
Raised in Canada
Enlisted in Vancouver 4 july 41
Awarded wings 10 april 42
To UK in May
With 124 Sq.
With 126 Sq. Malta 1943
Joined 417 Sq. in 1944
To Canada 10 July 1946
Released in Sept 1946

Served in the RCAF Res 25 Sep 52 - 31 Mar 53

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Victories Include :

12 Dec 1942
04 Jul 1943
10 Feb 1944
23 Apr 1944

1/2 FW190
two Bf109s
1/2 Ju88
one Bf109

destroyed
destroyed *
destroyed **
destroyed

124 Sq.
126 Sq.
126 Sq.
417 Sq.

* - Three Bf109s of JG53 destroyed during this engagement

** - Ju88D - FjFW Friedrich Glatzel & crew Killed

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--- Canadian Aces ---

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On these pages I use info from the Air force Association of Canada's web site
in Hugh Halliday's excellent Honors & Awards section,
Newspaper articles via the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC)
as well as other sources both published and private