HYNDMAN, F/O William Wesley Burton (J37118) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.158 Squadron - Award effective 5 July 1945 as per London Gazette dated 20 July 1945 and AFRO 1619/45 dated 19 October 1945. Born in Lachine, Quebec, 29 May 1924; home there. Was a draughtsman prior to enlistment. Enlisted in Montreal, 15 September 1942. To No.5 Manning Depot, 1 October 1942. To No.4 Manning Depot, 29 November 1942. To No.5 Manning Depot again, 29 January 1943. To Mountain View, 31 January 1943. To No.5 ITS, 20 February 1943; graduated and promoted LAC, 1 May 1943 when posted to No.10 EFTS; graduated 25 June 1943 and posted next day to No.1 SFTS; graduated and commissioned 15 October 1943. To “Y” Depot, 24 October 1943. Taken on strength of No.3 PRC, Bournemouth, 15 November 1943. Promoted Flying Officer, 15 April 1944. Repatriated 2 August 1945. Retired 21 September 1945. RCAF photo PL-45402 (ex UK-24021 dated 3 August 1945) taken at Repatriation Depot, Torquay shows three men from Quebec - F/O W.W.B. Hyndman, DFC (Lachine), F/O E.A. Mowatt, DFC (New Richmond) and F/L Rene Simard (St. Lambert) - “Before instructing at the same training unit, the former served with the Goose Squadron and the latter with an RAF Halifax squadron. Simard’s crew sank a submarine four hours and 35 minutes after they started operations. Later Simard worked on jet propulsion research.” RCAF photo PL-45403 shows him;. PL-40629 is a portrait; PL-48265 taken at investiture, with F/O A.G. Squibb. PL-45403 (ex UK-24022 dated 3 August 1945) is another portrait. Postwar he attended McGill University. Practiced surgery at Lachine General Hospital where be became Chief Surgeon and later Chairman. Died 18 May 2004 in Lachine, being described in obituary notice as “MD, CM, MSc, CSPQ, FACS, DFC.” No citation other than "completed...numerous operations against the enemy in the course of which [he has] invariably displayed the utmost fortitude, courage and devotion to duty". Public Records Office Air 2/9081 has recommendation dated 15 March 1945 when he had flown 36 sorties (211 hours two minutes), 15 October 1944 to 11 March 1945. NOTE: sortie list including times almost identical to that of F/O L.H. Kemp suggesting they were same crew. // 15 October 1944 - Wilhelmshaven (3.45) - Good attack; many fires. // 25 October 1944 - Essen (5.18) - Hit Krupp works. // 29 October 1944 - Zoutelande (3.30) - Bombed target. // 30 October 1944 - Cologne (6.22) - Bombed through clouds. // 2 November 1944 - Dusseldorf (5.51) - Many fires; heavy attack. // 4 November 1944 - Bochum (4.55) - Successful. // 6 November 1944 - Gelsenkirchen (4.39) - Good bombing and many fires. // 29 November 1944 - Essen (6.12) - Successful attack. // 30 November 1944 - Duisburg (6.09) - Bombed through clouds. // 2 December 1944 - Hagen (6.33) - do. // 5 December 1944 - Soest (6.17) - Bombed aiming point. // 6 December 1944 - Osnabruck (6.08) - Bombed through cloud. // 21 December 1944 - Cologne/Nippes (5.51) - do. // 24 December 1944 - Essen/Mulheim a/f - Bombed airfield. // 26 December 1944 - St.Vith (4.57) - Bombed aiming point. // 28 December 1944 - Opladen (5.41) - Bombed through cloud. // 29 December 1944 - Coblenz (6.03) - Bombed marshalling yard. // 30 December 1944 - Cologne (6.03) - Bombed through clouds. // 1 January 1945 - Dortmund (4.35) - Successful attack. // 5 January 1945 - Hanover (4.57) - Bombed through cloud. // 6 January 1945 - Hanau (6.31) - - do. // 14 January 1945 - Saarbrucken (6.51) - Good attack; A/P bombed. // 16 January 1945 - Magdeburg (5.58) - Concentrated fires seen. // 3 February 1945 - Bottrop (4.00) - Bombed as ordered. // 4 February 1945 - Gelsenkirchen (5.23) - Cloud over target; bombed. // 7 February 1945 - Goch (6.36) - Recalled by Master Bomber. // 9 February 1945 - Wanne-Eickel (6.05) - Many fires; bombed target. // 13 February 1945 - Bohlen (8.29) - Bombed as ordered. // 14 February 1945 - Chemnitz (8.20) - Concentrated fires. // 21 February 1945 - Worms (6.41) - Bombed target; many fires. // 23 February 1945 - Essen (5.38) - Successful attack; cloudy. // 24 February 1945 - Kamen (5.59) - Bombed in cloud. // 27 February 1945 - Mainz (6.31) - do. // 2 March 1945 - Cologne (5.28) - Successful sortie. // 5 March 1945 - Chemnitz (8.35) - Cloud; bombed target. // 11 March 1945 - Essen (5.12) - Bombed in cloud. // Flying Officer Hyndman has just completed a tour of 36 operational sorties as a pilot in Halifax III aircraft with No.158 Squadron. It has been a tour distinguished by able airmanship and coolness and courage of a very high order. // All but one of his sorties have been to targets in the most heavily defended areas of Germany but, whatever the odds, he has never hesitated to press home his attack and to complete the mission for which he was briefed. // Keen to fly against the enemy on every possible occasion, he was a constant source of inspiration to a first class crew. His natural sense of leadership brought them safely through many hazards. // It is recommended that the outstanding operational record of this pilot, his courage in the face of enemy fire and his unfailing devotion to duty throughout an excellent tour be recognized by the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.