had become a member of No. 8 (Pathfinder) Group. During January 1944, he flew 38 sorties, completing his second tour of operations with No. 405 Squadron. He was then awarded a Bar to his DSO. After promotion to acting air commodore—a rank precluded from operational flying—he was Mentioned in Dispatches in December 1944. He then voluntarily reverted to group captain so that he might begin a third tour of operations, this time as commanding officer of No. 617 Squadron RAF (the Dambusters squadron), which he led from December until the end of the war. Under his command the Dambusters conducted raids against submarine pens, viaducts and other targets. With the end of the war in Europe, he was awarded a second Bar to his DSO for his command of 617 Squadron. Spencer Dunmore, a historian and novelist, remembers Fauquier in his history of Canada's Air Force during World War II: Post-war After the war Fauquier returned to private business. He was inducted into Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame in 1974. On 4 July 1964, Fauquier traveled to Calgary, Alberta with the Minister of Defence Paul Hellyer, to observe the last official RCAF flight of an Avro Lancaster. This Lancaster, KB-976, was captained by F/L Lynn Garrison with F/L Ralph Langemann as his co-pilot. Other crew members were Captain E.J. McGoldrick, F/O Brian B. McKay, and Jimmy Sutherland, a wartime Lancaster flight engineer. Fauquier died on Friday 3 April 1981. References Additional sources Copp, J. (1996). No Price Too High. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson. . Dunmore, Spencer [2000] (2001). Above and Beyond. McClellan and Stewart. . Lake, Jon (2002). Lancaster Squadrons 1944–1945. Osprey Publishing. . Oswald, Mary (1999). They Led the Way: Members of Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame. Wise, S. F. et al. (1980). The Official History of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Canada Department of National Defence. . External links The Bomber Command Museum of Canada – Johnny Fauquier Johnny Fauquier at Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame (CAHF). Squadron No. 405 at Canadian Wings. |- |- 1909 births 1981 deaths Canadian World War II pilots Canadian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order People from Rouyn-Noranda Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Royal Canadian Air Force officers Military personnel from Ottawa Burials at Beechwood Cemetery (Ottawa)