James Francis Edwards Military person

James Francis "Stocky" Edwards, CM, DFC & Bar, DFM, CD (born June 5, 1921 – ) was a Canadian fighter pilot during World War II. Edwards is Canada's highest scoring ace in the Western Desert Campaign.

Personal facts

James Francis Edwards
Birth dateJune 05, 1921
Birth place
Saskatchewan , Nokomis Saskatchewan

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Military person

allegianceCanada
award
Mentioned in dispatches
Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
Order of Canada
Distinguished Flying Medal
Canadian Forces Decoration
military operations
North African Campaign
World War II
European theatre of World War II
military branch
Royal Canadian Air Force
service start1938
service end1972

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External resources

  1. http://www.acesofww2.com/Canada/aces/edwards
  2. http://www.century-of-flight.net/Aviation%20history/WW2/aces/James%20F.Edwards.htm
  3. http://www.constable.ca/edwards.htm
  4. http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/321/language/en-CA/Flying-with-the-Ace.aspx