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English:
Artist's impression (by Seán Pòl Ó Creachmhaoil) of the
Gloster Gladiator
flown by Bermudian Flying Officer Herman Francis Grant "Baba" Ede, DFC, during the
Battle of Norway
. Ede was the first Bermudian killed in the
Second World War
, dying along with most aboard the aircraft carrier,
HMS Glorious
, when she was sunk while evacuating his
263 Squadron
from Norway on 8 June, 1940. Ede was one of numerous Bermudians who served as aircrew in the
Royal Air Force
,
Fleet Air Arm
, and the
Royal Canadian Air Force
during the war (see
Royal Air Force, Bermuda, 1939-1945
).
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A photograph I took of a drawing I produced.
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| Author | Aodhdubh |
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