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13-7-44 Dakota III KG771 Montreal – Prestwick 9-8-44 Mosquito B.25 KB421 Montreal – Prestwick 2-9-44 Mosquito B.25 KB434 Montreal – Prestwick 23-9-44 Liberator VI KH283 Montreal – Prestwick via Azores, Rabat and Cairo 27-10-44 Mosquito B.25 KB498 Montreal – Prestwick 20-11-44 Mosquito B.25 KB524 Montreal – Prestwick 7-4-45 Mosquito B.25 KA970 Montreal – Prestwick (belly-landed at Prestwick after in-flight explosion) Dismantled remains of Canadian-built Mosquito B.25 KA970 following its belly landing at Prestwick on April 17, 1945, with a substantial hole in the rear fuselage, caused by an in-flight explosion. Its Ferry Command pilot was Arthur G Sims. Mosquito (Sharp and Bowyer) Logbook for Ferry Command co-pilot Les Baxter, showing familiarisation flights at Dorval in Fortress IIA FL455 and delivery of Fortress IIAs FK211 and FL449. Note that FL449 originated at Houlton, Maine and diverted to Ballykelly before proceeding to Prestwick. AL587 was a Liberator II of the Return Ferry Service. (via Diane Harvey) 4
Edward Leslie ‘Les’ Baxter Les Baxter was born in Cheshire, England on August 31, 1909. By the mid-1920s he had become captivated by the idea of becoming a pilot and, since Canada was seen as a vast country with many aviation opportunities, he emigrated across the Atlantic at the age of just 17 to pursue his passion. Baxter gained his license at the Toronto Flying Club in the early 1930s and in the years before the war built up his flying time through instructing and general flying. By the time the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan began operations in April 1940, Baxter was sufficiently qualified to be appointed as Chief Flying Instructor at Toronto’s Malton Airport. However, teaching young ‘hopefuls’ to fly became somewhat tame compared to the possibility of ferrying aircraft to far-flung points around the world and in March of 1942 he joined RAF Ferry Command, initially as a first officer. He was promoted to captain in mid-May following delivery of a Hudson as copilot and by the time Baxter left Ferry Command in February of 1945 had had completed 38 delivery flights to as far afield as Karachi. After the war Baxter returned to instructing at Toronto Island and Malton airports while at the same time developing an aerial photography business that combined his expertise as both pilot and photographer. He operated his own two-seat Fleet 80 Canuck, flying with the door removed on the pilot’s side, and provided services to, among others, the Toronto Telegram newspaper, the Toronto Harbour Commission and a variety real estate companies. Les Baxter retired in his 70s and passed away in 1993. RAF Ferry Command pilot Edward L ‘Les’ Baxter. (Directorate of History and Heritage) Deliveries with RAF Ferry Command (main route waypoints indicated) Departure Type Serial Route (Captain unless marked FO – First Officer) 22-4-42 Hudson III FH351 Montreal – Prestwick (FO) 23-5-42 Hudson III FH168 Montreal – Prestwick 19-6-42 Ventura I AE714 Montreal – Prestwick 10-7-42 Hudson VI FK406 Montreal – Prestwick 31-7-42 Fortress IIA FK211 Montreal – Prestwick (FO) 8-8-42 Fortress IIA FL449 Houlton – Prestwick (FO) 5-9-42 Catalina IB FP193 Montreal – Prestwick (FO) 12-10-42 Halifax B.II W7826 UK – Cairo (FO) 13-12-42 Baltimore IIIA FA252 Nashville – Accra via South Atlantic 11-1-43 Baltimore IIIA FA165 Nashville – Accra via South Atlantic 8-2-43 Baltimore IIIA FA333 Nashville – Accra via South Atlantic 4-3-43 Baltimore IIIA FA367 Nashville – Accra via South Atlantic 30-3-43 Dakota I FD800 Nassau – Accra via South Atlantic 2-5-43 Baltimore IV FA415 Nassau – Accra via South Atlantic 16-5-43 Baltimore IV FA586 Nassau – Accra via South Atlantic 5-6-43 Dakota III FD898 Nassau – Accra via South Atlantic 19-7-43 Liberator BZ819 Montreal – Prestwick (FO) GR.V 17-8-43 Liberator BZ868 Montreal – Yumdum via Prestwick GR.V 6-11-43 Liberator III BZ929 Montreal – Cairo via Prestwick 22-12-43 Liberator BZ988 Montreal – Karachi via Azores and Cairo GR.VI 8-2-44 Dakota III KG365 Montreal – Prestwick 20-2-44 Liberator B.VI EV943 Montreal – Prestwick 12-3-44 Dakota III FZ691 Montreal – Prestwick 2-2-44 Liberator VI EV973 Montreal – Prestwick 11-4-44 Liberator VI EV970 Prestwick – Cairo 23-4-44 Liberator VI EV987 ‘J’ Prestwick – Nassau via Goose Bay 6-5-44 Liberator VI KG835 Montreal – Algiers via Azores 21-5-44 Liberator VI EW286 Montreal – Rabat via Azores 7-6-44 Lancaster B.X KB771 Montreal – Prestwick 29-6-44 Liberator VI KG939 Montreal – Algiers via Azores 31-7-44 Lancaster B.X KB793 Montreal – Prestwick 5
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