!Exif MM * HP u ( 1 2 ; χi My Uncle, Earl Atkins, was the first born into a loving family that would eventually come to have 12 brothers & sisters. He was born at the Civic Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in January 1917. He was an avid outdoorsman, and enjoyed hiking, swimming, and body building from an early age. At the age of 21 he decided to make the journey to England to help in the war effort by signing up in the R.A.F.V.R.
A brief synopsis of his journey,
On the 10th of August 1939 he sailed from Montreal, Quebec, with his buddy, Lloyd Farrow, for England on the SS Delilian, (a cattle boat) as a of the Donaldson Line. It took 10 days sailing to cross the Atlantic.
On the 6th of September 1939 Earl enlisted in the R.A.F.V.R, as A/C 2 Aircraft Hand U/T.
From 17th of August to 4th of November 1940 he was Flying training at No.9 Flying Training School and passed the course with an average of 80.8%.
On the 30th of January 1940 he was reclassified to L.A.C. U/T Pilot R.A.F.V.R. He was promoted to Sergeant pilot and authorized to wear his Wings on teh 2nd of November 1940. On the 15th of November 1940 he was Discharged on appointment to temporary commission to R.A.F.V.R. for duration of hostilities and posted to R.A.F. Coltishall to join 257 Burma Squadron under Squadron Leader Robert Roland Stanford-Tuck.
On the 24th of February 1941 Earl went missing over the English Channel, whilst engaging a Junkers 88. HP pstc4500 [ ' [ 'Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows) 2019:02:19 15:38:53 Earl Atkins 0220 0100
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