John Emilius Fauquier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian air force officer
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Place of Birth: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
About John Emilius Fauquier
- Air Commodore John Emilius "Johnny" Fauquier, (March 19, 1909 – April 3, 1981) was a Canadian aviator and Second World War Bomber Command leader.
- He commanded No.
- 405 Squadron RCAF and later No.
- 617 Squadron RAF (the Dambusters) over the course of the war.
- A bush pilot, prior to the war, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force as a flight instructor in 1939.
- He then joined 405 Squadron in 1941 and would fly operationally for the rest of the war, taking a drop in rank on one occasion to return to active command.
- During his three tours of operation he participated in Operation Hydra and dozens of other sorties over Europe.
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