253498 F/O. William Lavallee "Saundy" Saunders Royal Air Force 37 Squadron from:Rockport, Ontario, Canada William Saunders was Headquartered at 231 Wing under 205 Group in North Africa in Middle East Command. 70 Squadron was sister wing.
There are many stories to add later. My father flew just shy of 2 tours of duty at which time he was sent home to train with the RCAF. Bombing missions in North Africa, Crete and Malta. He even flew over Greece a few times but they were considered friendlies during the war.
He died at 96 years young in 2012. He hunted and fished into his early 80's.
If anyone has any more information about his crew in the war, it would be appreciated. I remember him saying his landing zone was LZ-109. His crew consisted of Brits, Aussies and a Kiwi.
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