Wayne Ralph - Author & Photographer

Biographer - Air War Historian

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Featured on this page are photos of some of the aces of Canada who fought in every theatre of war, and provided an outstanding example of courage and leadership. Two Navy carrier aces of the Pacific Theatre - Atkinson on Hellcats & Sheppard on Corsairs Two night fighter / intruder aces on the Beaufighter and the Mosquito - Fumerton & Bannock P40 / Spitfire ace - Edwards Spitfire aces - Kennedy, Laubman, Lindsay, Smith	Irving Farmer "Hap" Kennedy, Spitfire, RAF - 263; 111; 93 and RCAF - 421, 401
William Atkinson, F4F Hellcat, Fleet Air Arm - 1844; HMS Indomitable; Formidable	James Edwards, P40 & Spitfire, RAF - 96;260;274 and RCAF - 417; 127 Wing
Carl Fumerton, Beaufighter, RAF - 32;1;89 and RCAF - 406	Donald Laubman, Spitfire, RCAF - 412 (Beaverbrook War Art painting by Robert Hyndman, courtesy of the Canadian War Museum)
Douglas Lindsay, Spitfire, RCAF - 403; 416	Rod Smith, Spitfire, RAF - 126 and RCAF - 412; 401
Donald Sheppard, F4U Corsair, Fleet Air Arm - 1835; 1836; HMS Illustrious	Russ Bannock (left), with navigator Robert Bruce (right), Mosquito, RCAF - 418; 406