Squadron Leader Buck Casson DFC AFC


| Squadron Leader Buck Casson DFC AFC
Born 6th January 1915, Buck Casson completed his pilot training with the Royal Auxiliary Air Force at the outbreak of WW2. He spent the Battle of Britain with 616 Sqn, claiming a Do17, Me 109, and two He 111s, one damaged and one probable. Becoming part of the Tangmere Wing in 1941, the squadron was under the command of Douglas Bader. On 5th May 1941, he shared in a Ju88, but was forced to bale out during the action. He claimed two more Me109s, a further two probables and one damaged before being shot down on August 9th, being captured and held at Stalag Luft III until the end of the war. Buck Casson died 8th October 2003.
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