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F/O. Alfred Wesley Swainson
Royal Canadian Air Force 420 (Snowy Owl) Squadron
from:Red Deer, Alberta
Alfred Swainson was my father.
He was a bomb aimer, navigator, and pilot with 420 Snowy Owl Squadron.
He flew out of England and North Africa.
After the war he married Alberta Grimson and had 3 children. They farmed in the Red Deer area of Alberta.
On 7th of December 1953 Alf and Alberta were killed in a tragic car accident.