Pat Bing
No Photo Available | Squadron Leader Pat Bing DFC*
Canadian Moose Fumerton flew in the Battle of Britain with 32 Squadron before joining 1 RCAF Squadron. Converting to night fighting, he flew successfully in Egypt with 89 Squadron. In June 1942 he and his radar operator Sgt. L.P.S. Bing flew with the squadron detachment to Malta. Here they were rapidly to become the island's top-scoring night fighter team with 9 victories, Fumerton receiving the DFC and bar, and Bing the DFC and bar and a commission. |