Biographical Data
Grant, George Francis If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at admin@nauticapedia.ca

 

Title	Group Captain (RAF)
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Birth	31/05/1916	Death	03/08/1990
Place	Ottawa	Place	Vancouver
Area	ON	Area	BC
Country	Canada	Country	Canada

 

Titles
Honours	DSO & Bar. DFC
Awards
Qualifications

 

Biography
After his military service he worked in the heavy construction business. In 1974 he went into the gravel business in the Fraser Valley.

 

Military Service
He joined the RAF in 1939. He served in the Pathfinder Squadron in 1943. He gained renown for following German radar beams to locate the stations for destruction by bombers. 109 (RAF) Squadron as Commanding Officer 1944. Group Captain RAF. He retired in 1948.

 

Vessels Owned
Aircraft Flown	Service Aircraft Flown: Mosquito
Named Features

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Davies, David T. (1996)
Last update
2011-02-08 00:00:00

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