Posted on 19 October 2009. Tags: Air force, Black Lawyers, Black pilots, POW, RAF, TV personalities, WW2, WWII, airmen, black POWS

Cy Grant was born in Guyana, Central America. He came to Britain in 1941 to join the Royal air Force and was a commissioned office by 1943. He later became a Prisoner of War and later a TV personality. Cy Grant was born in Guyana, Central America. He came to Britain in 1941 to join ...
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Posted on 01 October 2009. Tags: 154 Squadron, Black pilots, Jamaica, No 1 Squadron, Panama, RAF, Vincent Bunting, WW2, WWII, West Indian, blacks in WWII, blacks in the armed forces, jamaican

Vincent Bunting was born in Panama in June 1918 and raised in Kingston, Jamaica.
He became a fighter pilot and joined No 611 Squadron in December 1942. After being promoted to Warrant Officer, Bunting served with No 132 Squadron flying Spitfires. In October 1944 he was transferred to No 154 Squadron. Whilst leaded ...
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