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SOPR.

THOUSANDS OF MEN, ON LAND AND SEA AND IN THE AIR
PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF NORMANDY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT
JUNE 5, 1944 AND MIDNIGHT JUNE 6, 1944. IF YOU WERE
ONE OF THEM, PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

Wing Commander
W/C 3 AIR DIV

What is your full name?
FRANK WILLAM HILLCOCK

What was your squadron, station, unit?
CO. 143 WING RCAF

Where did you arrive in Normandy, and at what time?
TYPHOON FIGHTER BOMBERS OPERATING FROM
HURN- NEAR BOURNEMOUTH- MOVED TO FRANCE 21 JUN
- B9 LANTHEUIL

What was your rank on June 6, 1944?
WING COMMANDER

What was your age on June 6, 1944?
28

Were you married at that time?
NO

What is your wife's name?
DORILDA AFFLECK - HALIFAX

Did you have any children at that time?
NO

What do you do now?
SASO- 5 AIR DIV HQ VANCOUVER

When did you know that you were going to be part of the
invasion?
JAN 44

What was the trip like during the crossing of the Channel?
Do you remember, for example, any conversations you had
or how you passed the time?
VERY PLEASANT- GOOD FOOD AFTER
CONCENTRATION CAMPS-
ONLY FLEW OVER BEACHES AND
ATTACKED GUN POSITIONS ON "D" DAY
ALSO BEFORE AND AFTER

What were the rumors on board the boat, ship or plane in which
you made the crossing? (Some people remember scuttlebut teethe
effect that the Germans had poured gasoline on the water and
planned to set it afire when the troops came in).
Nil- KNEW WHAT WE WERE DOING
INVASION HAD BEEN ON FOR
TWO WEEKS.