Chronicles

Jonathan Spinks studied history at the University of Lethbridge. But the history he enjoyed most was not to be found in the books of the U of L library. Jon…

by Frank Barber There are many stories of young men (many still boys really) who lied about their ages to gain entry into the air force. This chronicle is about…

by Douglas "Duke" Warren Everyone knows the Spitfire story, how it was designed by Joseph Mitchell, based on some of the knowledge from building the Supermarine Schneider Trophy seaplane racers.…

by former F/O R.J. Clift On the night of April 27-28, 1944, Lancaster Mark II EQ-K, "King" of 408 Squadron, with pilot F/L Hales and crew aboard on a raid…

The statistics regarding those who served with Bomber Command are daunting. For every 100 aircrew, 60 were killed -a total of over 55,000. During the great offensives of 1943 and…

Montzen 27/28 April, 1944 - "Teddy" Blenkinsop is shot down Edward Weyman "Teddy" Blenkinsop was born in 1920 in Victoria, British Columbia and attended school in that city before articling…

by Lloyd Fox; Claresholm, Alberta My wife Madelyn and I were transferred to Senneterre, PQ in 1955, the year Janet, our first daughter entered our family. During my apprenticeship there…

As members of the Nanton Lancaster Society were learning about the career of S/L Ian Bazalgette VC (known in the RAF as "Baz") prior to the dedication of the Nanton…