London Free Press3d
Vet gets his high school diploma – 82 years after dropping out to go to war
In 1942, lifelong Londoner George Olley decided it was more important to pitch in with the war effort than finish his high ...
CTV News4d
'I'm honoured': Second World War veteran, 99, the reviewing officer for Saint John ceremony
Thousands poured into TD Station in Saint John, N.B. for their annual Remembrance Day ceremony, which was done under the ...
For decades, a British town has honoured this Canadian soldier. His family only just found out
It took Kitchener resident Laura McBride and her family 80 years to discover what happened to her great uncle Thomas Ferguson ...
Ottawa Citizen4d
'A man who isn’t frightened lacks imagination': The life of Canada's greatest bomber pilot
Bush pilots played a key role in opening Canada’s North to exploration and development, but in the early days of aviation ...
moosejawtoday4d
From training to combat, flying planes in WWII was a hazardous job
Arie Gordon Baxter, 21, was a mid-gunner on Lancaster bomber No. 768, which was flying toward Soest, Germany on the evening ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN6d
Avro Heritage Museum Reveals Plan to Expand
The Avro Heritage Museum, a dedicated institution preserving Manchester's aviation legacy, has announced ambitious plans to ...
Winnipeg WW II pilot sacrificed self so crew could parachute to safety from doomed bomber
Robert Harris leans out the cockpit canopy of an Avro Lancaster bomber, his left arm resting casually on the sliding window's ...