The Pilots of 41 Squadron RAF, 1939-1945

Surnames Commencing with F


Name FARFAN, Fernand William 'Fanny'
Number 157691
Rank Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant
Nationality Trinidad
Born Montserrat, Trinidad, British West Indies, 29 August 1921
Arrived 24 March 1945
Departed 25 September 1945
Decorations Belgian Knight in the Order of Leopold (1947), Belgian Croix de Guerre (1947)
Notes Farfan's surname was 'Farfan de los Godos' in full, but he appears to have dropped 'de los Godos' whilst with the RAF and 41 Squadron records have him recorded as 'Farfan' only; returned home, October 1945; relinquished commission April 1949, retaining Flight Lieutenant

Name FEARON, David Nigel
Number 41389
Rank Flight Lieutenant
Nationality British
Born London, 10 May 1920
Arrived 20 May 1943
Departed ca 23 April 1944 (last mentioned on this date)
Notes Promoted to Wing Commander, January 1954; retired 10 May 1966

Name FEATHERSTONE, Allan
Number 52997
Rank Flight Lieutenant
Born 26 June 1914
Nationality British
Arrived 20 May 1945
Departed 30 July 1945
Notes Commissioned March 1943; transferred to Technical Branch, 1948; retired June 1963

Name FEE, John Clarke 'Knobby'
Number C.773
Rank Squadron Leader
Nationality Canadian
Born Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 23 May 1915
Arrived 3 March 1942
Departed 28 July 1942
Decorations DFC (1942), Bar to DFC (1943)
Notes Educated RMC, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; CO, 12 April-28 July 1942; KIA over France, 17 January 1943; son of Thomas J. & Margery W. Fee of St. Williams, Ont., Canada, & husband of Doreen Fee of Calgary, Alta.; remembered on Panel 172 of the Runnymede Memorial

Name FERNIE, Campbell William James
Number C.1167
Rank Flight Lieutenant
Nationality Canadian
Born Vancouver, BC, Canada, 7 April 1918
Arrived 9 June 1942
Departed 10 July 1942
Notes Shot down whilst serving with 111 Squadron, 25 July 1942, seen in dinghy off Ostend, but rescue attempts unsuccessful; remembered on Panel 99 of the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey

Name FINLAY, Donald Osborne
Number 36031
Rank Squadron Leader
Nationality British
Born Christchurch, Hampshire, 27 May 1909
Arrived 9 September 1940
Departed 9 August 1941
Decorations DFC (1942), MiD (1944), AFC (1944)
Notes CO, 14 September 1940-9 August 1941; won Bronze in Hurdles at 1932 Olympics; won Silver in Hurdles at 1936 Olympics; retired 1959, retaining Group Captain; paralysed in car accident 1966; died 19 April 1970

Name FINUCANE, Raymond Patrick Robert
Number 122410
Rank Flight Lieutenant
Nationality Irish
Born Rathmines, Dublin, 17 March 1922
Arrived ca. 19 March 1945 (first mentioned on this date)
Departed 21 March 1945
Notes Commissioned May 1942; rejoined RAFVR, February 1952; retired December 1962; brother of Ace Wg. Cdr. B. E. 'Paddy' Finucane; died Liss, 12 February 2009

Name FISHER, Douglas Percy 'Jackie'
Number 656212/169435
Rank Sergeant Pilot/Pilot Officer, Flying Officer
Nationality British
Born Stoke on Trent, 24 April 1918
Arrived 12 February 1943
Departed ca. 29 September 1944 (last mentioned on this date)
Notes Commissioned December 1943; relinquished commission, 5 April 1949

Name FISHER, Roy Robert George
Number 412671
Rank Flight Lieutenant
Nationality New Zealander
Born Pukerimu, Cambridge, New Zealand, 21 October 1920
Arrived 24 February 1945
Departed 9 May 1945
Decorations MiD (1944), MiD (1945)
Notes Commissioned January 1943; ceased to be attached to RAF & rejoined RNZAF, August 1945; relinquished commission in RNZAF and joined RNZAF Reserve, November 1945; retired October 1975; died 22 December 1988

Name FITZGERALD, Thomas Bernard
Number 40783
Rank Flight Lieutenant
Nationality New Zealander in RAF
Born Timaru, New Zealand, 11 July 1917
Term 1 25 October 1941-19 January 1942 (Supernumerary, 607 Squadron, January-February 1942)
Term 2 February 1942 (Special Duties List; Test Pilot with Hawker Aircraft Ltd., February-March 1942)
Term 3 March-April 1942
Decorations DFC (1940)
Notes Short Service Commission in RAF, June 1938; made war’s first single-engined operational flight when he dropped leaflets over Frankfurt and tested night defences, 19 September 1939; Personal Assistant to General Hoyt D. Vandenberg, USAAF, February 1945; relinquished commission as Flight Lieutenant (Temp. Sqdn. Ldr.) on appointment to RNZAF, February 1946; retired December 1947; died Christchurch, New Zealand, 12 August 2006

Name FLEMING, Douglas
Number R.75158
Rank Sergeant Pilot
Nationality Canadian
Born Kinistino, Saskatchewan, Canada, 27 June 1915
Arrived 4 November 1941
Departed 23 November 1941
Notes KIFA in sea off Bognor Regis, West Sussex, 23 November 1941, aged 26; son of James & Jeanie Fleming of Kinistino, Sask., Canada; buried in Chichester Cemetery, Sussex, Square 42, RC Plot, Grave 55

Name FLEMING, Robert 'Bob'
Number 656285 / 190167
Rank Flight Sergeant, Warrant Officer / Pilot Officer
Nationality British
Born Lanarkshire, Scotland, 16 December 1918
Arrived 21 January 1944
Departed 20 April 1945
Notes Joined RAF from the British Army, May 1941; commissioned December 1944

Name FORD, Roy Clement 'Henry'
Number 741683 / 88214
Rank Sergeant Pilot / Pilot Officer
Nationality British
Born Hastings, Sussex, date unknown 1915
Term 1 16 December 1939-15 April 1941 (4 Delivery Flt., Grangemouth, 16 April-May 1941)
Term 2 May 1941-23 May 1941
Notes Commissioned November 1940; released from RAF, October 1945; commissioned in RAFVR, September 1947; retired May 1952; died December 2002

Name FOWLER, Harold
Number 970716
Rank Sergeant Pilot
Nationality British
Born Unknown
Arrived 13 March 1941 (first mentioned on this date)
Departed 26 June 1941
Decorations MiD (1945)
Notes Commissioned March 1942; ended war as a Flight Lieutenant

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