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Cpt. Harry Barr, 309
th
FS, 31
st
FG, 12
th
AF, Italy, December 1943
BS119, P/O D.R. Morrison, No. 401 squadron RCAF, RAF Biggin Hill, United Kingdom,
August 1942
The first USAAF unit to engage in combat
outside England from August 1942 was the 31
st
Fighter Group. At the end of 1942, it was sent
from England to North Africa. Captain Harry
Barr served within the 31
st
Fighter Group with
the 309
th
Fighter Squadron, armed with Spitfires
Mk. IX. In his personal Spitfire named Skipper
he achieved two victories (Me 109 and Fw 190).
When the 31
st
Fighter Group was forced to switch
to P-51 aircraft in the spring of 1944, it was
much to the displeasure of the pilots. Harry Barr
had completed the number of missions (98) that
entitled him to return to the United States at
that time and until the end of the war he served
as an instructor for P-47 pilots.
Donald Morrison was born on June 2, 1921, in
Toronto, Ontario and joined the RCAF in October
1940. In July 1941, he completed his training
and left for Great Britain. He was assigned to
No. 122 Squadron and two months later to
No. 401 Squadron RCAF, where he quickly
began to make a name for himself. By the
end of February 1942, he had achieved three
confirmed kills. On August 19, 1942, he was shot
down during a dogfight with an Fw 190, bailed
out of his damaged aircraft and parachuted
into the English Channel, from where he was
rescued. During the rescue operation, he
operated machine guns on the boat and fired
at attacking enemy aircraft. On November 8, he
was shot down again, captured and seriously
wounded by shrapnel. German doctors were
forced to amputate his leg. Due to his disability,
he was repatriated back to Great Britain and
returned to Canada in November. In May 1944,
Morrison became an instructor with No. 20 EFTS.
He left the RCAF on March 14, 1945. In 1947,
he returned to Great Britain and joined the RAF,
where he served until 1951. He later worked
for Trans Canadian Airways. In total, he had
seven confirmed kills during his wartime career,
including three shared kills, four probable kills,
and five damaged aircraft. Sgt Don Morrison
had the character Jiggs, created by cartoonist
George McManus, drawn on every aircraft he
regularly flew with No. 401 Squadron.
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FE840 Spitfire Mk.IX seatbelts STEEL (PE
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648098 Spitfire wheels - 5 spoke (Brassin)
648099 Spitfire exhaust stacks fishtail (Brassin)
648100 Spitfire Mk.IX cockpit (Brassin)
648112 Spitfire Mk.IX engine (Brassin)
648113 Spitfire Mk.IX gun bay (Brassin)
648119 Spitfire wheels - 5 spoke, smooth tire (Brassin)
648120 Spitfire - radio compartment (Brassin)
648305 Spitfire Mk.IX top cowl early (Brassin)
648748 Spitfire Mk.IX landing flaps PRINT (Brassin)
EX1082 Spitfire Mk.IX TFace (Mask)
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