Wing Commander C. Bartlett & F/L M. Flewelling 

Talking things over with the “Wingco” is Flight Lieutenant Murray Flewelling (Left) of Calgary , Alta . As recently as last November he was a Sgt/Pilot, but in four months has been commissioned, promoted to Flight Lieutenant and appointed to the post of Deputy Flight Commander.

Now 25 F/L Flewelling has more than half completed his operational tour and is one of the “originals” of 434 Squadron. To the right of Murray is Wing Commander Chris Bartlett , D.F.C., the squadron commander is from Fort Q’Appelle, Sask.

Pilot F/L M. Flewelling and his crew encountered flak on 28/29 Jan. 1944 on an "Op" to Berlin P/O J. Demers was killed.

W/C C. Bartlett and his crew "FTR" from Arras France on 13 June 1944. Six were killed and F/Lt. D.H. Crawford became a POW.

3 Mar. 1944 – Courtesy CFJIC - PL 26670 / UK 8502