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bombercrew.com

The history of the Royal Air Force Bomber Command with a specific focus on Canada participation with No. 6 (RCAF) Group. Includes squadron and aircraft histories, photo galleries a message forum and much more.

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Canadian War Brides

The story of the Canadian war brides and their journey to Canada is one of the most fascinating and romantic of World War Two. Why nearly 45,000 British and European women would leave behind everything that was familiar to start a new life in post-war Canada is a story worth telling.

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Fight Sergeant Harry E. Hansell

The pages of this website tell Harry’s Story, contained in letters from him or about him, in photos, maps and other material - they document his wartime experiences. By looking at, and reading these items, you will share some of his experience, and sense what it was to play the ultimate roles in war – the boy becoming a soldier, and the family and friends called to bear his loss.

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Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers

This page is my first attempt to share the results of umpteen years of collecting information about Canadian military aircraft with other obsessed and/or crazy people. I've been collecting this information, on and off, for most of my life. For now, I've posted my information on aircraft with uniquely Canadian numbers. I also have quite a bit of information about aircraft operated by the Canadian military while bearing serial numbers of other air forces (RAF, USAF, etc.) , and I'm in the process of adding this to the database and these web pages.

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CF Pilots Lounge

The CF Pilots' Lounge is an informal and unofficial website dedicated to the needs of CF Pilots, both past and present. While some areas of the site are open to the public (news, photos, and memorial pages), the heart of the site is the forum, which is limited to members only.

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An RCAF Pilot's Storey - Ernest E. Allen

World War II, Liberator pilot, Ernest Allen details herein his memoirs of service on the coastal command in the 59th Squadron for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in conjunction with the Royal Air Force (RAF). For his achievement, Ernie Allen was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

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www.CF-18.com

CF-18 Hornet reproductions by Tilt

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421 RCAF Squadron

This web site is dedicated to the men who served in 421 Red Indian Squadron of the RCAF in World War II, and particularly to those who fought in the Battle of Normandy. But it has two faces one is the background, history, and experiences of the men in 421 RCAF Squadron, and the other is the backdrop of the Battle of Normandy.

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2 (F) Wing Grostenquin France

With the increasing tension between the east and the west in Europe after the Second World War, the European communities of the west started discussing a plan for a united defence. From these discussions came the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 1 Air Division was formed as Canada's air contribution to NATO. It was to consist of four wings of day fighters. These wings were to be located on the continent and because of the damage to the established airfields, new airfields were to be constructed. Canada would deploy two wings to France (Marville and Grostenquin) and two wings to Germany (Zweibrucken and Furstenfeldbruck). Because these airfields would not be ready immediately, the first wing would initially go to England (North Luffenham) and the headquarters for 1 Air Division would be located in Metz, France.

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The RCAF 417 Squadron Remembrance

The RCAF's 16th seventh Fighter Squadron formed overseas, The unit was ordered to the Middle East in the spring of '42. Equipped with Hurricane and later Spitfire aircraft, it spent five months in the defence of the Suez Canal and the Nile Delta. In April 1943 it became the only Canadian Squadron in the Desert Air Force and was to provide air defence and close support to the British Eighth Army through the closing stages of the Tunisian campaign, and throughout the Sicilian and Italian campaigns. The squadron was disbanded at Treviso, Italy on 30 June 1945.