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Please enjoy these links to stories related to Canadian from St. Thomas, Ontario and Elgin County who served in the Royal Flying Corps, the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Lost in the Jungle
Burton_Bob
Pilot Bob Burton earns his membership in the Late Arrivals Club and the Caterpillar Club
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D-Day Flyer says Sight Beats Star Wars
Golden_Bill
Bill Golden recalls looking down on the D-Day landing from high above.
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Thrilling Attacks by Air on Wolf Packs
Green_J. Fred
Maritime Bomber Command operation off Newfoundland in 1943. Fred Green has Air Vice Marshall Godfrey along for ride.
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Stan’s North Sea Adventure
Jones_Stan
A young Air Force Gunner on a training exercise off the Scottish coast finds himself alone in the North Sea, making new friends and joining both Goldfish & the Caterpillar Clubs
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Unexpected Sojourn in France
Jones_Stan
Shot down after a bombing raid on Trappe near Paris - a preliminary to D-Day, Stan was hidden by French families and watched the D-Day skies through a hole in the barn.
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Stan’s Summer of ’44 Surprise

Jones_Stan
A Frenchman, who met Stan Jones while he was being hidden from the Germans, finds him as an adult despite a font of misinformation

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Time Flies – Especially for a Top Gun
Robinson_Bruce
A brief overview of Bruce Robinson’s career in RCAF & Top Gun training written at the time of his retirement.
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  • The Elgin Military Museum
    • COVID - 19 NOTICE
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Research Veterans Collection
  • The Services
    • ARMY >
      • D-Day
      • The Elgins
      • The Perfect Man
      • The Kangaroos
      • Afghanistan
      • Links to Army Stories
    • Navy >
      • HMCS St. Thomas
      • Radar Man
      • Links to Navy Stories
    • Air Force >
      • Flying 001
      • Commonwealth Air Training Plan
      • First Radar Dome
      • Links to Air Force Stories
    • Women in the Services >
      • Donna Price
    • Services for the Services
  • Stuff
    • The Boss
    • The Chair
    • Pride Pets & Pests
    • National Winner
  • EXHIBITS & EVENTS
    • Cold War at Home
    • Vimy Centennial at EMM
    • THE VIMY POPPY
    • Fragments
    • Hall of Honour
    • Remember
    • Model Ships
    • Jumbo
  • Plan Visit
    • Tours EMM
    • Tours HMCS Ojibwa
  • Education
  • Blog