John Freeborn
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John Connell Freeborn, was a fighter pilot and flying ace in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
Squadron Leader John Freeborn, c. 1944
John Freeborn in front of his portrait by Cuthbert Orde, 2004
No. 74 Squadron RAF
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No. 74 Squadron, also known as 'Tiger Squadron' from its tiger-head motif, was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It operated fighter aircraft from 1917 to the 1990s, and then trainer aircraft until i
John Freeborn
…the average. Commissioned as an acting pilot officer on probation on 26 March 1938 he initially flew Gloster Gauntlets, but in October 1938 he joined 74 Squadron, and from February 1939 flew Spitfires. In July 1939 Freeborn was one of the 74 Squadron pilots to fly Spitfires to France to celebrate Bastille Day…
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a (replica), similar to those operated by No. 74 (F) Squadron in 1918 and 1919
Squadron Leader John Mungo-Park DFC & Bar, OC No. 74 (Fighter) Squadron between March and June 1941. Between Sept. 1939 and his death on 27 June 1941, Mungo-Park scored 11 victories with the unit.
Supermarine Spitfire LF.XVIe in markings of Squadron Leader A. J. 'Tony' Reeves DFC, Officer Commanding No. 74 (F) Squadron from December 1944 to May 1945.
No. 74 (F) Squadron Gloster Meteor F.8 WL164 wearing Tiger Stripes at RAF Hooton Park, 1955.