Historical accounts of pilots and members of Bomber Command in World War II.
-by George Anderson, F/Lt. (retired) Corporal Johann Neitz was one of only two enemy servicemen convicted by Canada of war crimes following World War II. George Anderson was a member…
This article tells the story of a Lancaster's secret flight to investigate the source of Russian radio transmissions in the Canadian sector of the Arctic ice pack, very close to…
Dave's father-in-law, D. Stewart Robertson was a commanding officer at RAF Sleap during World War II. If you have additional photos or information regarding the wartime history at RAF Sleap…
How Bomber Command and Area Bombing Helped Win the Second World War by Dave L. Bashow Published as an Occasional Paper by the Canadian Defence Academy, Kingston About the Author…
My version of the 635 story by Don Currie - WWII 635 Sqdr. PFF After much initial rejection of the idea by Sir Arthur Harris, the head of Bomber Command,…
Little Boys and Big Bombers by Elgin Keith Jones CD In 1956 when I was seven years old, our family moved our farm to the former WWII No.19 Service Flying…
*The following article is reprinted with the permission of Stoddart Publishing Co. Ltd, Canada. Each time I found myself on the battle order the ordeal of waiting - an ordeal…
This article originally appeared in the November 11, 1999 issue of the Calgary Herald by W.E. (Bill) Dowbiggin [ F/O, 431 Squadron, No. 6 Group (RCAF) ] Remembrance Day is…
A Lancaster tire acquired by the Museum in 1986, has been one of the more popular displays in the museum ever since. Visits to the museum by two of the…
Douglas Tweddle was born in 1916 at Workington on the Cumbrian coast of England. After leaving school he joined the Post Office and started training as an engineer. His job…
Sergeant McNorgan is an air reservist currently serving as assistant air force historian at the Office of Air Force Heritage and History at No. 1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters in…
During World War II, heroic action sometimes took place in the most unexpected of locations and by the most unexpected of people. Mrs. Walsh's nieces Maureen Poucher and Shirley Thomas…