The Pilots of 41 Squadron RAF 1939-1946 - F

The Pilots of 41 Squadron RAF, 1939-1946

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 full surname was 'Farfan de los Godos', but he appears to have dropped 'de los Godos' whilst with the RAF and 41 Sqn records have him listed as 'Farfan' only; returned home, Oct 1945; relinquished commission April 1949, retaining Flt Lt; died Trinidad and Tobago, 1998

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 Wg Cdr, Jan 1954; retired May 1966; died Maidstone, Kent, 23 October 1972

Name	FEATHERSTONE, Allan
Number	52997
Rank	Flight Lieutenant
Born	Newcastle Upon Tyne, 26 June 1914
Nationality	British
Arrived	20 May 1945
Departed	30 July 1945
Notes	Commissioned Mar 1943; transferred to Technical Branch, 1948; retired Jun 1963; died 2006

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, Ont, Canada; OC 41 Sqn, 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 'Butch'
Number	C.1167
Rank	Flight Lieutenant
Nationality	Canadian
Born	Vancouver, BC, Canada, 7 April 1918
Arrived	9 June 1942
Departed	9 July 1942
Notes	Shot down with with 111 Sqn, 25 July 1942, seen in dinghy off Ostend, but rescue attempts unsuccessful, exact fate unknown; 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	OC 41 Sqn, 14 Sep 1940-9 Aug 1941; retired 1959, retaining Grp Capt; 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, Feb 1952; retired Dec 1962; brother of 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	Wolstanton, Staffs, 24 April 1918
Arrived	12 February 1943
Departed	ca. 29 September 1944 (last mentioned on this date)
Notes	Commissioned Dec 1943; relinquished commission, Apr 1949; Newcastle under Lyme, Staffs, 20 April 1969

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 Jan 1943; ceased to be attached to RAF & rejoined RNZAF, Aug 1945; relinquished commission in RNZAF and joined RNZAF Reserve, Nov 1945; retired Oct 1975; died 22 Dec 1988

Name	FITZGERALD, Thomas Bernard
Number	40783
Rank	Flight Lieutenant
Nationality	New Zealander in RAF
Born	Timaru, New Zealand, 11 July 1917
Arrived	24 October 1941
Departed	26 February 1942
Decorations	DFC (1940)
Notes	Short Service Commission in RAF, June 1938; Personal Assistant to General Hoyt D. Vandenberg USAAF, Feb 1945; relinquished commission as Flt Lt (Temp Sqn Ldr) on appointment to RNZAF, Feb 1946; retired Dec 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, Sussex, 23 November 1941, aged 26; son of James & Jeanie Fleming of Kinistino, 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 Dec 1944

Name	FORD, Roy Clement 'Henry'
Number	741683 / 88214
Rank	Sergeant Pilot / Pilot Officer
Nationality	British
Born	Hastings, Sussex, 15 March 1915
Arrived	16 December 1939
Departed	23 May 1941
Notes	Commissioned Nov 1940; released from RAF, Oct 1945; commissioned in RAFVR, Sep 1947; retired May 1952; died Worthing, W Sussex, 13 December 2002

Name	FOWLER, Harold
Number	970716
Rank	Sergeant Pilot
Nationality	British
Born	Unknown
Arrived	13 March 1941 (first mentioned on this date)
Departed	27 June 1941
Decorations	MiD (1945)
Notes	Commissioned March 1942; ended war as a Flight Lieutenant

Name	FROST, John William ‘Jack’
Number	126954
Rank	Flight Lieutenant
Nationality	British
Born	Stoke-on-Trent, 30 July 1921
Arrived	Date unknown September 1945
Departed	31 March 1946
Decorations	DFC (1945), Belgian Order of Leopold II (1947), French Croix de Guerre (1947), CBE (1966)
Notes	Commissioned May 1942; retired as Air Cdre, 11 Oct 1976; died Reading, Berks, 7 August 2010