The Saga of the Red Deer Lancaster
KB885 prior to being placed on supports at the service station, April, 1948. Lancaster Mk. X KB885 was built at the Victory Aircraft Plant at Malton, Ontario and ferried to…
Historical accounts of pilots and members of Bomber Command in World War II.
Ferrying Lancaster FM159 from Montreal to Prestwick
Lancaster FM159 -Nearly Lost en-route to the UK in 1945 Like almost all the Lancasters built by Victory Aircraft at Malton, Ontario, FM159 was ferried across the Atlantic, although when…
Grand Slams in the Woodhall Spa Bomb Dump.
Grand Slam
Although the 12,000 pound Tallboy had been in service for nine months, Barnes Wallis's original concept had been to build a similar, but much larger weapon that would have a…
Bomber Service at Red Deer, c.1950's.
[ photo courtesy I.L. Moore ]
Lancaster KB-885 – The Saga of the Red Deer Lancaster
Lancaster Mk. X KB885 was built at the Victory Aircraft Plant at Malton, Ontario and ferried to a maintenance unit in England. It was assigned to No. 434 [Bluenose] Squadron…
Forty-Eight Operations with 405 Squadron – Doug Renton’s Story
by Doug Renton DFC Born in Scotland, Doug moved with his family to Victoria BC when he was a child. He initially enlisted as a radio mechanic, but 're-mustered' to…
John Fraser & “Hoppy”
The Story of Lancaster AJ-M John Fraser was an RCAF bomb-aimer from Nanaimo, B.C. He had completed a tour of thirty operations with No. 50 Squadron prior to being selected…
The Tallboy Bomb – A Lancaster Delivered Earthquake
In the spring of 1942 the Nazis were building reinforced concrete submarine bases that were bomb-proof against any existing weapons. At this time the largest penetrating bomb available to Bomber…
Prisoners of War
If a bomber had to be abandoned after being hit by flak or attacked by a fighter, the aircrew had only a 17 % chance of survival. If they landed…
Making The Merlins Run
by Fred Hollowell When the Nanton Lancaster Society was formed in 1986, even the idea of having a museum building large enough to house the bomber seemed pretty far-fetched for…
S/L Donald Patterson DFC – A Calgarian’s War
After enlisting at Calgary on 28 May 1941, LAC Patterson was selected for aircrew training and began learning to fly Tiger Moths at #19 Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) in…
The Last Mission of RAF Lancaster KB834
By Rick Thomson The Story of The Last Mission of RAF Lancaster KB834 of RAF 434 Squadron Along With Over 18 Preserved Stories of Amazing WWII RAF Aircrew Survival Can…
Air Gunner Stories
The following is excerpted with permission from "Sixty Years -The RCAF and CF Air Command 1924-1984" by Larry Milberry www.canavbooks.com) Among the heroes of the bomber war were the air…