205028 WOI George Elliott Milliken Royal Canadian Air Force OTU 5 (c) from:Saskatoon, Canada I am looking for anyone who may have have known my father George Elliot Milliken - RCAF pilot who enlisted in June 1941 in Saskatoon Sask. He trained in Canada (No 2 MD Brandon Manitoba, No 2 ITS Regina Sask, No 14 EFTS Portage la Prairie Manitoba, No 2 SFTS Dauphin, Manitoba). He embarked at Y depot Halifax on the Akaroa on Apr 2 1942 and arrived in Liverpool on April 15. He was stationed at Little Rissingtion for AFU and then (after a brief period at Harrogate) was stationed to No 5 OTU Coastal Command in Turnberry Scotland from Sept 1942 to Feb 1943. While at Turnberry he crewed up with Sgt McKay (Navigator), Sgt Ingleson (Gunner) and Sgt. Freddie Faucus (Wireless Op & Gunner) flying a Handly Page Hampden. 5 OTU was then moved Long Kesh Ireland where he remained until June 1943. Due to numerous operations to resolve sinus/bleeding ear problems he was bounced around to Abbotsinch, Scotland and Warrington before returning home on the Queen Mary (Oct 18-24 1943). After brief periods as a staff pilot at Ottawa Ontario, Paulson Manitoba (No 7 B&G School) and Saskatoon (No 4 EFTS - refresher course) he was then a staff pilot at No 2 B&G school in Dafoe Sask from Mar 1944 until the base closed in January of 1945. Any information would be much appreciated.
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