The update is here with these images… ORIGINAL POST Research done by Clarence Simonsen Calgary, Alberta, 16 Sept. 1940 – 14 March 1945 The Training of RCAF Wireless Air Gunners During WWII Just before midnight on the 16 December 1939, a small group of V.I.P.’s joined Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King in the signing of an […]
Research done by Clarence Simonsen Calgary, Alberta, 16 Sept. 1940 – 14 March 1945 The Training of RCAF Wireless Air Gunners During WWII Just before midnight on the 16 December 1939, a small group of V.I.P.’s joined Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King in the signing of an “Agreement Relating to the Training of Pilots and […]
Research done by Clarence Simonsen No. 2 Wireless School Calgary Alberta Click above. Excerpt Just before midnight on the 16 December 1939, a small group of V.I.P.’s joined Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King in the signing of an “Agreement Relating to the Training of Pilots and Aircraft Crews in Canada.” Mackenzie King had dragged out […]
A 427 Squadron navigator I had the immense pleasure of meeting. https://bcatp.wordpress.com/2014/10/06/no-5-i-t-s-belleville-ontario/
Updated 22 June 2022 Research by Clarence Simonsen Link to the PDF version below Davis Wing with a Nose for Art Text version with all images Davis Wing with a nose for art – B-24 Liberator In 1937, Mr. Reuben Hollis Fleet, president of Consolidated Aircraft, met with a freelance aeronautical engineer David R. Davis. […]
Research by Clarence Simonsen Click on the link below for the PDF version. Manning Airman – No.3 Manning Depot Edmonton Text version below with all images. Manning Airman – No.3 Manning Depot There was nothing funny about WWII air war, yet, thirty-one young creative RCAF recruits could find humor in almost everything they did during […]
Updated 15 May 2023 Research by Clarence Simonsen Sleepy Boy U Boat Stalker Click on the link above for the PDF version Text version “Sleepy Boy” U-Boat Stalker – No. 407 Squadron No. 407 [Demon] Squadron RCAF was formed at Thorney Island, Hampshire, England, 8 May 1941, as the second Canadian coastal squadron formed overseas. […]
For those of you who are not on Facebook… https://www.facebook.com/groups/CanadianMilitaryAircraft/about By Chris Charland This story has beer, flying, fighting, beer, hockey, more beer and a pinch of politics in it. Life does not get any better than that. Did I mention beer? C1226 Flying Officer Hartland de Montarville Molson (yes of the Molson Brewery family) […]
Research by Clarence Simonsen (May 2021) Fleet Fawn RCAF 264 Click on the link above for the PDF. Introduction The full history of Fleet Aircraft Limited and their Canadian aircraft manufacture can be found on many websites and need not be repeated. The first Fleet Model 7B aircraft was taken on charge by the RCAF […]
Updated 26 November 2020 Erratum Error on the very last page with Brenda the balancing seal by Disney. She first appeared in LIFE magazine on 26 May 1941. Clarence Simonsen Research by Clarence Simonsen Excerpt In 1867, the United States purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million, Sitka became the first seat of government in this new […]
Preserving the Past II 