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223441 F/O. William Henry "Bill" Novick DFC. Royal Canadian Air Force 433 (Porcupine) Sqaudron from:Montreal, Canada Bill Novick flew a complete tour, not a scratch on his crew, because he drilled them night and day on every facet of operations on a Halifax. He told me that because of his insistance on practice instead of going to a pub when stood down, his crew hated him. But on landing after their last flight, they lined up to individually express their gratitude for getting all of them home safely. Bill was decorated DFC, gazetted on the 12th of December 1944. Bill flew a Curtis 46 as a "Machal" volunteer pilot after WW2, bringing desperately needed arms to the nascent Israeli defence forces. This is the subject of the movie "Above and Beyond", released Feb 2015, directed by Nancy Spielberg. After leaving Machal, Bill became a highly respected ENT surgeon in Montreal, Canada. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**