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James Douglas Lindsey
Mr. Lindsey was born in Arnprior, Ontario, and spent his early years on a reservation in Quebec, returning to Arnprior for his schooling. He was active in school sports. He had one younger sister who died of cancer when she was about 38 years old. His father was in the lumber and logging business as was his grandfather. Mr. Lindsey's father was a Regimental Sergeant Major during the First World War and was active in the 42nd Renfrew Regiment Reserves after his First World War service. Mr. Lindsey tried to enlist when the Second World War was declared but was turned down because of his age. He was finally accepted by the RCAF at the age of 17 years with the condition that he complete his schooling first. Eventually, he received training in Toronto and Trenton, Ontario, and Victoriaville, Quebec. It was then on to Chatham, New Brunswick, for pilot training at the Elementary Flying School and additional training at CFB Summerside, PEI. He was then posted back to Trenton to train as a pilot instructor.
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Interviewer: How long was Buzz Beurling with 403 squadron?
He had come back, he was back about a month before I got to the squadron I guess and he was there for oh...four or five months. And then they posted him as a flight commander over to another, to the other wing. Another Canadian wing.
Interviewer: So did you fly as his wing man often?
On several occasions. I was with him when he got his twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth.