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.
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Lost in the Jungle |
Burton_Bob
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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A brief overview of Bruce Robinson’s career in RCAF & Top Gun training written at the time of his retirement.
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