The history of the Alouettes continues to be written…
Here’s a photo of Lloyd Stanley Lafoy’s collection. It was shared by his grandson earlier. Lloyd Stanley Lafoy’s nickname was « Lucky Red ».
Lloyd Stanley Lafoy was a rear gunner with the Alouettes, then, according to his grandson, he was transferred to the 426 Thunderbirds squadron.
His log book having been lost, I cannot validate this. What I do know is that Sergeant Turcotte was his pilot. Lucky Red identified him and his crew in this photo taken in 1943 in Tunisia.
Sergeant Turcotte survived the war because his name does not appear in the Canadian Virtual War Memorial. For now I cannot find any reference to him anywhere else except on Richard Koval’s Bomber Group 6 website.
What makes the search more difficult is that there was a second Turcotte with the Alouettes who flew in 1945.
This is another photo from Lucky’s collection. The airmen have also been identified.
His grandson identified the crew members.
From left to right Richard « Spud » Talmann (pilot – shot down on a Dickie trip in Happy Valley), Jack Stokes (bomb aimer), Larry Ford (navigator), « Lucky », Murray Tupper.
This was his first crew and they all survived but Spud.
To be continued later…
RCAF 425 Alouettes III 