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Air Commodore Alan Duncan Bell-Irving

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Air Commodore Alan Duncan Bell-Irving Veteran

Birth
Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Death
24 Apr 1965 (aged 70)
Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Burial
Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada Add to Map
Plot
JONES-*-0-045-0004
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Canada's first WWI flying ace. As a member of the RFC, shot down six planes and a balloon. A lifelong supporter of the Canadian Air Force. During WWII, he commanded an RCAF training school at Trenton, Ont.
Biblio: Gentleman Air Ace, by Elizabeth O'Kiely
Canada's first WWI flying ace. As a member of the RFC, shot down six planes and a balloon. A lifelong supporter of the Canadian Air Force. During WWII, he commanded an RCAF training school at Trenton, Ont.
Biblio: Gentleman Air Ace, by Elizabeth O'Kiely

Inscription

Alan Duncan Bell-Irving
born Vancouver 1894, died 1965
son of Henry Ogle & Maria Isabel Del Carmen
O H M S
RFS 1914-18 RCAF 1934-45
Husband of Maria Elizabeth Pybus
Father of Gordon, Elizabeth & Patricia



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