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Author : D. L. Fromow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780973005509
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (55 download)
Download or read book Canada's Flying Gunners written by D. L. Fromow and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (631 download)
Download or read book Pilots, Observers and Air Gunners for the Royal Canadian Air Force written by Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Wartime Aircrew Club of Kelowna
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1552129896
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (521 download)
Download or read book Flight Into Yesterday written by Wartime Aircrew Club of Kelowna and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War Two were issued log books in which to record their experiences, during training, combat, and sometimes their experiences, during training, combat, and sometimes their personal thoughts. In the words of Right Reverend REF Berry, a World War Two mid-upper gunner with the RCAF flying Lancaster bombers out of Lincolnshire, England: "These are men whose wartime contributions are of heroic proportions. Their log entries tell of real life experience of young Canadian men and their allies." (Flight Into Yesterday, 1999, ii) Many of these diaries survived the ensuing decades and it is through the gracious input of their owners that FLIGHT INTO YESTERDAY was created. I've collected, re-written, printed and bound these experiences into book form for the members and friends of the Kelowna Wartime Aircrew Club. The 500 pages of this book provide a unique insight into the hearts of men and women in war. FLIGHT INTO YESTERDAY is a legacy.
Download or read book Pilots, Observers and Air Gunners for the Royal Canadian Air Force written by and published by . This book was released on 194? with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ted Barris
Publisher : Dundurn.com
ISBN 13 : 0887628281
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (876 download)
Download or read book Behind the Glory written by Ted Barris and published by Dundurn.com. This book was released on 2010-10-26 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this 60th anniversary edition is Ted Barris’ telling of the unique story of Canada’s largest World War II expenditure – $1.75 billion in a Commonwealth-wide training scheme, based in Canada that supplied the Allied air war with nearly a quarter of a million qualified airmen. Within its five-year life-span, the BCATP supplied a continuous flow of battle-ready pilots, navigators, wireless radio operators, air gunners, flight engineers, riggers and fitters or more commonly known as ground crew, principally for the RCAF and RAF as well as the USAAF. While the story of so many men graduating from the most impressive air training scheme in history is compelling enough, Ted Barris offers the untold story of the instructors – the men behind the glory – who taught those airmen the vital air force trades that ensure Allied victory over Europe, North Africa and the Pacific. In Winston Churchill’s words, the BCATP proved "the decisive factor" in winning the Second World War. This 60th anniversary edition arrives as Canada continues to celebrate 2005 as the Year of the Veteran. Ted Barris interviewed more than 200 instructors and using their anecdotes and viewpoints he recounts the story of the flyers who coped with the dangers of training missions and the frustration of fighting the war thousands of miles away from the front without losing their enthusiasm for flying.
Author : Edmund Cosgrove
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459710959
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)
Download or read book Canada's Fighting Pilots written by Edmund Cosgrove and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2003-06-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in the 1960s and long out of print, Edmund Cosgrove recounts the lives of Canada's outstanding pilots and their exploits in the two world wars. From the brilliant individualists who flew in the First World War to the tough and dedicated bomber crews of the Second, this is the story of Canadian airmen and their remarkable contribution to the war effort. An essential book for any aviation and history enthusiast, the superbly readable original text that made this book a classic in its day is now supplemented with new and unpublished photos. Gathered together here are the stories of some of Canada's most celebrated pilots; William "Billy" Bishop, whose daring, solo dawn raid on a German airfield won him the Victoria Cross; William Barker, who fought single-handedly an entire squadron of enemy aircraft; George "Buzz" Beurling, the ace of Malta who achieved a remarkable score of victories fighting from an island under siege; and Andrew Mynarski, whose attempts to save the life of a trapped comrade, high over Germany, ultimately cost him his own. This is their unforgettable story.
Author : Turner Publishing
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1563111675
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (631 download)
Download or read book Air Force Gunners written by Turner Publishing and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1994 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the airforce gunners from early days through World War II and later
Author : Cynthia J. Faryon
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
ISBN 13 : 1459406079
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (594 download)
Download or read book Incredible Tales of the Royal Canadian Air Force written by Cynthia J. Faryon and published by James Lorimer & Company. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 250,000 courageous men and women were enlisted in the RCAF during World War II. They fought in all the major air operations. Thousands lost their lives. Only one in four aircrews completed their bomber tours: some were killed in action, some in training, others became prisoners of war. All volunteered. These are the stories of the valiant Canadians who fought in this brutal war.
Author : Derek Grout
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459730941
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)
Download or read book Thunder in the Skies written by Derek Grout and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2015-08-29 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lt. Bert Sargent, who fought through the Somme, Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, and the Hundred Days Offensive, captures what it was like for ordinary Canadians to be caught up in the Great War. Coming from a rank-and-file troop, Sargent’s clear-eyed account is a testament to the tenacity and accomplishments of a generation of soldiers.
Author : H. A. Halliday
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
ISBN 13 : 1772824437
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (728 download)
Download or read book Chronology of Canadian military aviation written by H. A. Halliday and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1975-01-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chronological listing of significant events in the evolution of Canadian military aviation from 1883 to 1974, including the significance of individual achievements of the many men and women who contributed to its development.
Author : Gerald W. L. Nicholson
Publisher : Toronto ; Montreal : McClelland and Stewart
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 826 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Gunners of Canada written by Gerald W. L. Nicholson and published by Toronto ; Montreal : McClelland and Stewart. This book was released on 1967 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Spencer Dunmore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Wings for Victory written by Spencer Dunmore and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The proportions of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan were huge. At its peak, the plan was graduating over 3,000 aircrew a month from 107 training schools across Canada. In total, graduates numbered more than 130,000. This enormous war effort made Canada WWII's "aerodrome of democracy." Full of personal anecdotes, "Wings For Victory is the story of the BCATP and of the politicians who negotiated it into existence, of the officers and airmen of the RCAF and the RAF, and of the many civilians who made it work day by day. Above all, it is the story of the young men who entered the scheme as clerks and farmers, students and salesmen, and graduated as pilots, navigators, air gunners, air bombers, and flight engineers. In the late 1930s, mindful of the need to play an important role in the looming war, Canadian politicians conceived of a plan that would entail a major commitment to the war effort yet keep the country's young men at home and avoid the horrendous loss of Canadian lives experienced on the ground in WWI. The British Commonwealth Air training Plan was born, whereby young recruits from Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand would join their Canadian counterparts in training schools to be set up across the country. Here they would be trained to fight the battles of the new war, in the air. Canada was the ideal location, far enough away from the threat of air raids, and with plenty of wide open space for the business of building airfields and teaching men to fly. In a huge, country-wide mobilization of personnel and resources, training facilities were hastily erected from Vancouver to Charlottetown. And when young recruits from around the globe started pouringinto the scores of towns and villages across the map selected as sites for the BCATP, communities were turned upside down. Spencer Dunmore follows these raw young recruits through the lengthy selection process and training regimen that awaited them so far from home. Many wouldn't make it. A large number "washed out," finding themselves no longer considered pilot material. The training process would injure some and kill some more. A handful would discover that, although they had always dreamed of flying, they loathed and feared the reality of it. But masses of them were eventually successful and were shipped to Europe, where they put their Canadian training to the ultimate test, winning the war in the air.
Author : United States. Army Air Forces
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Confidential Documents written by United States. Army Air Forces and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : F. H. Hitchins
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
ISBN 13 : 1772824399
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (728 download)
Download or read book Air Board, Canadian Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force written by F. H. Hitchins and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1972-01-01 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is based on official and unofficial sources of annual flying and other operations of the Air Board, CAF and RCAF from 1919 to 1939.
Author : Harold A. Skaarup
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1440167583
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Canadian Warplanes written by Harold A. Skaarup and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This aviation handbook is designed to be used as a quick reference to the classic military heritage aircraft that have been flown by members of the Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army and the present-day Canadian Forces. The interested reader will find useful information and a few technical details on most of the military aircraft that have been in service with active Canadian squadrons both at home and overseas. 100 selected photographs have been included to illustrate a few of the major examples in addition to the serial numbers assigned to Canadian service aircraft. For those who like to actually see the aircraft concerned, aviation museum locations, addresses and contact phone numbers have been included, along with a list of aircraft held in each museum's current inventory or on display as gate guardians throughout Canada and overseas. The aircraft presented in this edition are listed alphabetically by manufacturer, number and type. Although many of Canada's heritage warplanes have completely disappeared, a few have been carefully collected, restored and preserved, and some have even been restored to flying condition. This guide-book should help you to find and view Canada's Warplane survivors.
Author : Spencer Dunmore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Above and Beyond written by Spencer Dunmore and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the first skirmishes over Europe in September 1939, Canadian airmen served in almost every theatre of the Second World War, from bases in Britain and Europe, North Africa, and Southeast Asia. And in the months and years that followed, with the slaughter mounting in hostile skies around the globe, the contribution of Canadian pilots, navigators, gunners, air bombers, and flight engineers grew out of all proportion to their country's population. In the early days of the conflict, great numbers of Canadians served in units of Britain's RAF and Fleet Air Arm. As the war progressed, however, the Royal Canadian Air Force came into its own, and by Germany's surrender, forty-eight RCAF squadrons were overseas, almost completely manned by Canadian officers and men. Among the Canadians were Johnny Fauquier and Reg Lane, Canada's leading bomber pilots; Stan Turner, perhaps the country's greatest fighter leader; Len Birchall, the gallant "Saviour of Ceylon"; the redoubtable ace Buzz Beurling; the great naval hero Hammy Gray; Roly Dibnah, Bert Houle, and many others. These brash young men from the Empire's senior dominion had little time for ceremony and tradition. Countless British officers considered them dangerously independent and lacking in respect for rank. But in the air, where it counted, the Canadians more than proved their worth. Combining first person accounts of the action and his own vivid prose, Dunmore captures the high drama and gut-churning tension of dogfights and bomber raids, charts the victories and defeats of the armies and navies below, and recreates the mood abroad in wartime as the world watched the drama unfold.
Author : Wayne Ralph
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Aces, Warriors and Wingmen written by Wayne Ralph and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-05-06 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a series of interviews with over 100 Canadian World War Two fighter pilots and crewmen, Wayne Ralph offers readers a rare opportunity to sense what the war was really like through the eyes of those who engaged the enemy.
