Richard McCelland (RCAF # R75461 and J16755) was born in Herbert, Saskatchewan in 1919. He was a banker before enlisting in the RCAF in December 1940. After training as a navigator, he was promoted to Sargeant. He went overseas to 97 Squadron and later 106 Squadron where he flew 31 sorties. He was then posted to 109 Squadron where he flew 71 missions. In June 1943, he was promoted to Flying Officer and later to F/L in February 1945. He was awarded the DFC in March 1944 for his navigation skills in attacking heavy defenced targets in enemy occupied territory and for the daylight attack on Milan, Italy as well as long distance sorties to lay mines. By wars end, he had completed 102 sorties. He received the Bar to the DFC in November 1948. After the war, he graduated from Dentistry at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta and received an MSC from Ohio State University. He had a private practice in Edmonton and taught dentistry at the University of Alberta until his retirement. He passed away June 10, 2015. He married Joan Carley while they were in London, England in 1944.

Glenmore Elwood (RCAF J11442) was born in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba in 1918. He joined the RCAF in 1941 and was commissioned as a navigator in 1942. He was posted to 405 "Pathfinder" Squadron RCAF in Bomber Command where he flew on Lancaster and Halifax bombers often with Group Captain (G/C) Johnny Fauquier. He was awarded the DFC in Ocober 1943 after his first tour. In early 1944, he flew with W/C Reg Lane when Lane was the Master Bomber on sorties. During his third tour, he was promoted to Squadron Leader (S/L) and was awarded the DSO in September 1944 while still with 405 Squadron. Late in 1944, he was posted to 617 Squadron where he flew 16 missions with Group Captain (G/C) Johnny Fauquier some on specially modified Lancasters to drop 12,0000 lb Tall Boy and 22,000 lb Grand slam bombs on enemy targets. He was awarded a second DFC for his role in the sinking of the German battleship Lutzow. After the war, he worked in rhe family construction business. He served as an air cadet officer with 575 Air Cadet Squadron from 1955 to 1958. He was also an alderman for the city of Portage La Prairie. He died on March 27, 1999.

James Richard Dow (RCAF # J5691) from Winnipeg, Manitoba was born in 1919 and enlisted in the RCAF after graduating from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg in 1940. After graduating as an observer/navigator from Rivers, Manitoba in 1941, he went overseas to 9 Squadron where he flew on Wellington aircraft in 1942. His obituary notes the following: "Before completing his first tour, he was posted to India with 215 Squadron RAF flying Wellington aircraft. In 1943, he returned to England and joined 97 Pathfinder Squadron RAF flying Lancaster aircraft. When his pilot transferred to 635 squadron RAF, Jim went with him and together they flew 45 Pathfinder missions, which rated the equivalent of two full tours. He went on to finish another Pathfinder tour with yet another 635 Squadron crew. He was one of a handful of airmen who completed four full tours of operations." In August 1944, he was awarded the DFC for his great skill in navigation and bombing over many sorties. Some were in the Middle East but most of the last twenty were against heavily defenced targets in Germany including seven attacks on Berlin. He was also the navigator/bomb aimer of a master bomber crew on 15 occasions. In October 1944, he received a second DFC for his part in the successful bombing of Stetin. In February, 1945, he was awarded the DSO for his many sorties and his efforts in the low-level attack on a target near Calais which was close to the allied forces. During this attack, his bomber was subject to heavy anti-aircraft fire while over the target. After the war, he worked at Deloitte and Touche in Winnipeg, Manitoba and retired as a partner. S/L Dow passed away in Winnipeg on 21 February 2000.

John (Johnny) Emilius Fauquier (RCAF # C1399) was born in Ottawa in 1909. He was involved in several businesses including flying bush planes in his small airline. He joined the RCAF in 1939. With over 2,000 hours of flying time, he quickly became an instructor in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan at Camp Borden and Trenton. In July 1941, he was in England commencing training to becoming a bomber pilot. F/L Fauquier was posted to 405 Sqn flying Wellingtons and later Halifaxes. After two months, he was promoted to S/L and participated in the 1000 bomber raids. In February, 1942, he was promoted to W/C and took command of 405 Sqn. For his superior performance, he was awarded the DFC in June 1942. In September 1942, he was posted to RCAF Overseas Headquarters and was involved in the formation of 6 Group to which he was later transferred. In April 1943, he returned to 405 Sqn as Commanding Officer and led it in Bomber Command’s elite pathfinder force. In January 1944 he returned to 6 Group Headquarters as a Group Captain and later an Air Commodore. In September 1944, he was awarded the DSO for his actions as master bomber in raids on Berlin and the rocket site at Peenemunde. In December 1944, he offered to have his rank reduced to Group Captain so he could command 617 (Dambusters) Squadron which he did until the end of the war. During that time, the squadron dropped the large Tall Boy (12,000 lb) and Grand Slam (22,000 lb) bombs on difficult targets such as reinforced submarine pens. For his actions, he was awarded the second bar to the DSO. He was recorded as being on 93 sorties but like other senior officers who want to fly more, he sometimes flew without being on the crew list. Other medal awards were the Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (France) and Croix de Guerre (France). He was the most decorated Canadian airman of WWII. Except for a few months back in Canada, he had spent the entire war in England. After the war, he returned to private business and was inducted into the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame in 1974. He passed away in Toronto on 4 April 1981. The book Johnny, Canada’s Greatest Bomber Pilot by Dave Birrell chronicles Johnny very interesting life before, during and after the war.

Jack Watts (RCAF # J4688) was born in Hamiton, Ontario in 1920 and joined the RCAF in July, 1940. He trained as a navigator and flew over 100 missions with several squadrons. He flew 26 trips with 10 Squadron; was posted to 462 Squadron (Middle East); then to 109 Squadron and 105 Squadron, both Pathfinder Squadrons. In April, 1942, while with 10 Squadron, he flew his Halifax on two missions against the German battle ship Tirpitz with some damage to the ship on the second night. In August 1942, Flight Lieutenant (F/L) Watts was awarded the DFC for his part in this raid. In November, 1942, his aircraft was shot down in the Mediterranean near Tobruk, Libya. Although injured, it took him five hours to swim to the shore of an occupied German army camp. He was found three days later by British military police. In October 1944, S/L Watts was awarded the Bar to his DFC for his exceptional navigation skills with 109 Pathfinder Squadron flying Mosquitos. In late 1944, he married Norma Tilley who had served with the Women's Auxiliary Air Force with Bomber Command. After the war, he continued to serve in the RCAF retiring in 1975 as a Brigadier General. He then worked with the Canadian Commercial Corporation in Africa for several years. He was living on Ottawa when he died at the age of 98 on September 20, 2019. He also wrote a book 'Nickels and Nightingales' about some of his service during the war.