A woman’s journey to uncover the fate of seven RCAF crewmen who perished in the Second World War. For most of her life, Lisa Russ knew little about her second cousin, Robert “Bud” George Alfred Burt. All she had were two grainy photos, a poem Bud had written shortly before his death, and the knowledge that he was a tail gunner in a Lancaster bomber during the Second World War. It was only when Russ—a self-described “discouraged modern-day war bride”—found herself displaced, unemployed, and homesick in Australia that she began…
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Consul General of France honours a World War II Bomber Pilot at Victoria’s Veterans Memorial Lodge
September 29, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Consul General of France honours a World War II Bomber Pilot at Victoria’s Veterans Memorial Lodge. September 29, 2019 Victoria BC – Broadmead Care’s Veterans Memorial Lodge was host this afternoon to Consul General of France for Western Canada located in Vancouver, Mr. Philippe Sutter, as he acknowledged resident Mr. Edward Vaughan for his contribution in liberating France during the Second World War. At 96 years old, Mr. Vaughan has been inducted into the French Legion of Honour. The Legion d’Honneur is the highest…
Read MoreThe Lost Halifax NP711; A Documentary Film Crew Examines the Story of the Crew of NP711
To Support the documentary, you can Visit the GoFundMeYou can see their webpage @ https://flyinggoosefilm.wixsite.com/mysiteYou can see their IMDB entry @ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17447734/?ref_=nm_knf_t1 Dear Madam/Sir My Name is Erik Wieman. I am co-founder of IG Heimatforschung Rheinland-Pfalz/Historical Research Community Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. We are connected to the archaeological services of Speyer. I am a dutch national, living in Germany since 1992. I want to inform you about the fact we have found the crash site of Halifax NP711, 408 Sqn. RCAF/Royal Canadian Air Force. It…
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A Memorial to a Hampden Crew.
On the night of 31 July 1942 at 23.39 Handley Page Hampden AE 244 of 408 Squadron RCAF lifted off from RAF Balderton and headed for its target, Dusseldorf. The crew were, Pilot Sgt Orval Nelson RCAF, Observer Sgt Herbert Warr RAAF, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner F/Sgt Clarence Lloyd RCAF and Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner Sgt Harold Price RAFVR Having reached the target and successfully bombed they were just coming off the target when they were coned in searchlights. Orval Nelson takes up the story in a letter before he died,…
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Results from the 408 Goose Squadron Association 2018 AGM voting:
The results from the 408 Goose Squadron Association 2018 AGM voting: All in favour of adopting the 2018 annual financial report as attached to the 2018 e-AGM email: In Favour: 97% Against: 3% Carried 408 Goose Squadron Association Molly “Mother Goose” Rayner Memorial Scholarship. The 408 Goose Sqn Executive Committee determined that the initial investment of $80,000.00 would provide an adequate investment into a scholarship fund that would build sufficient funds on interest to allow for annual scholarships of $1,000.00 without dipping into the principal amount. The Criteria would be…
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