Documents Relating to
François Roland Pilon
Royal Canadian Air Force
1916-1943
408 Squadron RCAF insignia

 

Letters:

The journal kept by François Roland Pilon between his departure from Halifax and a week before his death

From the Casualty Branch, Air Ministry, London, April 29, 1943, to the father of François Roland Pilon

From Wing Commander W.D.S. Ferris, the Commanding Officer of 408 Squadron, RCAF, April 20, 1943, to the parents of François Roland Pilon

From the Chief Chaplain, RCAF Overseas, Father W.V. McCarthy, April 27, 1943, to the father of François Roland Pilon

From the Chaplain of the 408 Squadron, Father Henry Sweaton, April 30, 1943, to the father of François Roland Pilon

From the RCAF Command Chaplain, Father J.E. Cahill, May 6, 1943, to the parents of François Roland Pilon

From the RCAF Command Chaplain, Father J.E. Cahill, Feb. 5, 1944, to the parents of François Roland Pilon

From the Prime Minister of Ontario, George Drew, May 17, 1944, to the father of François Roland Pilon

From Charles G. Power, National Defense Minister for Air, 1943, to the parents of François Roland Pilon

From Edgar Guay, brother of the pilot Jacques Guay, May 3, 1950, to Philias Pilon, the father of François Roland Pilon

From Edgar Guay, brother of the pilot Jacques Guay, September 15, 1950, to Sister St Irénée, the sister of François Roland Pilon

From Edgar Guay, brother of the pilot Jacques Guay, March 16, 1951, to Sister St Irénée, the sister of François Roland Pilon 


Photographs:

1943 Photo of 5 of the EQ-X crew: L. Haines, A. Gielty, F.R. Pilon, R. Winter, J. Guay, likely taken at Leeming where the 408 Squadron was stationed.

1943 Photo of the crash site of EQ-X (BB-343)

1949 Photo of the crash site of EQ-X (BB-343) with Monsieur Georges Dumur showing Monsieur Edgar Guay, brother of EQ-X's pilot, Jacques Guay, the exact location of the crash.

Photo of the first grave marker for the crew of EQ-X at the Notre-Dame de Liesse community cemetery, 1949-50

Photo of the first grave marker of F/O Jacques Guay, Notre-Dame de Liesse community cemetery, 1949-50

Photo of the Commonwealth War Graves section of the Notre-Dame de Liesse community cemetery, 1949-50

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