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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
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseWhalen Family
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Photo Size 794 x 518 pixels
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  owner released photograph into public domain

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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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