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Don Laubman
| Lieutenant General Don Laubman DFC* (deceased) Born in Provost, Alberta, 16th October 1921. Home in Edmonton. Enlisted there, 13th September 1941. Trained at No.2 ITS (graduated 27th November 1940), No.5 EFTS (graduated 16th January 1942) and No.3 SFTS (graduated 4th May 1941), Awarded wings 4th May 1941 as a Sergeant. Promoted successively to Flight Sergeant and Warrant Officer. Commissioned 1st July 1942. Promoted to Flying Officer, 1st January 1943, Flight Lieutenant, 1st July 1944, Squadron Leader, 6th April 1945. Retained in Canada for home defence duties with No.133 Squadron from 7th September 1942 to 8th May 1943. Arrived in UK, June 1943. With No.412 Squadron, 16th August 1943 to 5th November 1944, and No.402 Squadron 6th-14th April 1945. Briefly POW, 14th April 1945. Released 25th September 1945. Re-enrolled 17th January 1946. Initially with No.6 Communications Flight, NWAC. Command of No.416 Squadron (January 1951 to March 1952). Command of No.3 Wing at Zweibrucken (July 1963 to August 1966). Command of No.1 Air Division (July 1969 to April 1970). Command of Canadian Forces in Europe (April 1970 to Aug. 1971), &. Chief of Personnel, CFHQ (May 1972 to retirement). He died on 20th June 2018. |
Items Signed by Lieutenant General Don Laubman DFC* (deceased) |
Dawn Till Dusk by Richard Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT | Fighter Ace Johnnie Johnson leads MkIX Spitfires of his No.144 Canadian Wing back to their base at Ford after a long day of operations over Normandy shortly after D-Day. The wing flew constant fighter sweeps throughout the Normandy Invasions, before...... | NOT AVAILABLE | |
Dawn Till Dusk by Richard Taylor. (C) Price : £275.00 | Fighter Ace Johnnie Johnson leads MkIX Spitfires of his No.144 Canadian Wing back to their base at Ford after a long day of operations over Normandy shortly after D-Day. The wing flew constant fighter sweeps throughout the Normandy Invasions, before...... | ||
Dawn Till Dusk by Richard Taylor. (D) SOLD OUT | Fighter Ace Johnnie Johnson leads MkIX Spitfires of his No.144 Canadian Wing back to their base at Ford after a long day of operations over Normandy shortly after D-Day. The wing flew constant fighter sweeps throughout the Normandy Invasions, before...... | NOT AVAILABLE | |
Dawn Till Dusk by Richard Taylor. (E) SOLD OUT | Fighter Ace Johnnie Johnson leads MkIX Spitfires of his No.144 Canadian Wing back to their base at Ford after a long day of operations over Normandy shortly after D-Day. The wing flew constant fighter sweeps throughout the Normandy Invasions, before...... | NOT AVAILABLE | |
| Greycap Leader by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT | Leading 433 (Canadian) Squadron, top Allied Fighter Ace Johnnie Johnson -Greycap Leader - has already bagged an Fw190, and is hauling his MKIX Spitfire around looking for a second in heavy dog-fighting over the Rhine, September 1944. In the distance...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Greycap Leader by Robert Taylor (AP) Price : £325.00 | Leading 433 (Canadian) Squadron, top Allied Fighter Ace Johnnie Johnson -Greycap Leader - has already bagged an Fw190, and is hauling his MKIX Spitfire around looking for a second in heavy dog-fighting over the Rhine, September 1944. In the distance...... | |
| Greycap Leader by Robert Taylor. (B) Price : £310.00 | Leading 433 (Canadian) Squadron, top Allied Fighter Ace Johnnie Johnson -Greycap Leader - has already bagged an Fw190, and is hauling his MKIX Spitfire around looking for a second in heavy dog-fighting over the Rhine, September 1944. In the distance...... | |
| Midwinter Dawn by Robert Taylor. (APB) SOLD OUT | The engineers at Rolls-Royce had worked their magic. They had somehow managed to squeeze every available ounce of power out of the current Merlin engine and by D-Day on 6 June 1944 the sleek Mk.IX Spitfires of Fighter Command reigned supreme in the...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Midwinter Dawn by Robert Taylor. (B) Price : £295.00 | The engineers at Rolls-Royce had worked their magic. They had somehow managed to squeeze every available ounce of power out of the current Merlin engine and by D-Day on 6 June 1944 the sleek Mk.IX Spitfires of Fighter Command reigned supreme in the...... | |
| Midwinter Dawn by Robert Taylor. (C) SOLD OUT | The engineers at Rolls-Royce had worked their magic. They had somehow managed to squeeze every available ounce of power out of the current Merlin engine and by D-Day on 6 June 1944 the sleek Mk.IX Spitfires of Fighter Command reigned supreme in the...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Midwinter Dawn by Robert Taylor. (RM) SOLD OUT | The engineers at Rolls-Royce had worked their magic. They had somehow managed to squeeze every available ounce of power out of the current Merlin engine and by D-Day on 6 June 1944 the sleek Mk.IX Spitfires of Fighter Command reigned supreme in the...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Midwinter Dawn by Robert Taylor. (RMB) SOLD OUT | The engineers at Rolls-Royce had worked their magic. They had somehow managed to squeeze every available ounce of power out of the current Merlin engine and by D-Day on 6 June 1944 the sleek Mk.IX Spitfires of Fighter Command reigned supreme in the...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Lieutenant General Don Laubman DFC* (deceased) |
Canadian Spitfire Aviation Prints by Robert Taylor. Pack : SOLD OUT | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Bf109E of III./JG2 - Summer 1940 by Ivan Berryman. Eagles on the Channel Front by Robert Taylor. | NOT AVAILABLE |
Squadrons for : Lieutenant General Don Laubman DFC* | ||
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Lieutenant General Don Laubman DFC*. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
Squadron | Info | |
Country : UK Founded : 1st March 1918 Fate : Disbanded 29th September 1942 Eagle Let us to the battle | No.133 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : Canada Founded : 1st March 1941 Fate : Disbanded 24th July 1945 City of Winnipeg We stand on guard | No.402 Sqn RCAF Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : Canada Founded : 30th June 1941 Fate : Disbanded 21st March 1946 Promptus ad vindictum - Swift to avenge | No.412 Sqn RCAF Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : Canada Founded : 22nd January 1941 Fate : Disbanded 19th March 1946 City of Oshawa Ad saltum paratus - Ready for the leap | No.416 Sqn RCAF Full profile not yet available. |
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