Canadian pilot James Henry Whalen posing with his Spitfire fighter, RAF Tangmere, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom, 1941

Caption     Canadian pilot James Henry Whalen posing with his Spitfire fighter, RAF Tangmere, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom, 1941 ww2dbase
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Photo Size 794 x 518 pixels
Added By C. Peter Chen
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1. Anonymous says:
13 Mar 2011 02:30:41 PM

The caption on this photo is incorrect. Whalen was not a RAF officer, he was a RCAF officer. Furthermore, in 1941 he was still a pilor officer. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Henry_Whalen)
2. Commenter identity confirmed C. Peter Chen says:
13 Mar 2011 05:45:21 PM

Thank you very much, the caption has been corrected!

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