In 1939 the only aircraft available to Bomber Command were twin engined and includedthe Whitworth Whitley, Bristol Blenheim, Handley Page Hampden, and Vickers Wellington. As the war progressed the swift, twin-engined de avilland Mosquito…
Alone in his transparent shell, A speck in space, He sits, poised in his airy kingdom; At his back the unknown, Before him the unfolding map Of his journey. Guardian…
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…
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…
After attending school in Ottawa, John Fauquier moved to Montreal where he became a bond salesman but livened up his life with fast cars and motorcycles. He then joined the…
by Elinor Florence Fred Sutherland of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, is now Canada's last surviving Dambuster - one of only two men left in the world who participated in one…
Why the Citizens Robbed the Train The winter of 1907 was extremely cold. Nanton was running out of coal. The CPR said that coal would be delivered soon. But trains…
Our museum is working on several fronts towards the ultimate goal of having a Halifax aircraft on display. Working in association with Halifax 57 Rescue, we are: Working to recover…
Commanding Officers W/C A. Earle: 1 January 1943 - 20 February 1943 W/C D. Smith: 21 February 1943 - 14 September 1943 (POW)W/C W. Suggitt: 15 September 1943 - 30…
Commanding Officers W/C J. Owen: 1 April 1943 - 31 May 1943 W/C J. Savard: 1 June 1943 - 23 June 1943 (KIA)W/C J. Piddington: 28 June 1943 - 27…
F/Sgt Peter Engbrecht and F/Sgt Gordon Gillanders formed what was undoubtedly the most successful gunnery team in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. As members of No.…
"Architect of Wings" by Harald Penrose includes a tribute from Marshall of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris, the famous wartime chief of Bomber Command. It had been taken…