Category Archives: World War II

Pierre Lecoq aka Peter Logan

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

Do you know who Pierre Lecoq is? If not, click here to read my articles about him. Next time we will got back in time. Bagotville, Quebec, 1943. Collection Peter Lecoq

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Williams, Kenneth W. – ERA

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

Hi, my great-uncle was killed on the Athabaskan. His name was Kenneth Williams. I know he worked in the engine room. Can anybody identify him in the top photograph assuming he is even in this specific photo? Thanks This picture … Continue reading →

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Lancaster bomber crew prepares for action

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

Click here to read the article. A modern-day mission: Lancaster bomber crew prepares for action 70 years on in remarkable set of airfield pictures

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RCAF No. 128 Squadron

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

Little known RCAF squadron… Stationed in Newfoundand during WWII. Stationed at Torbay. RCAF No. 128 Squadron “Dragon” Click here. You just wait. There will be a whole lot more about this squadron… in this new blog.   Lest we forget.

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Digital Heritage Alberta

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

A must see Website. Click here. Then click on the CF-18, then the Airspeed Oxford, then on the Tiger Moth, finally on Pilots to view Knights with Wings. Click on the image to go to the BCATP page Sometimes it … Continue reading →

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Captains of the Clouds

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

Eugene Gagnon was one of them… Back in 1941. Captains of the Clouds was a movie made in 1941. Click here for more information. In this photograph, Eugene stands besides a Harvard. Look at the first numbers… 25. Now look … Continue reading →

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Typhoon Pilot… No Piece of Cake

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

While searching for information about 137 Squadron and Albie Gotze, I found this… You can tell that flying the Hawker Typhoon was no piece of cake… A Supermarine Spitfire Mark IX raises the dust as it taxies past a Hawker … Continue reading →

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First-hand experience about Operation Market Garden

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

During my search about Operation Market Garden, I found this… Albie Gotze was there and he gave a lecture on his experience as a Typhoon pilot. This is where I found it. The main talk of the evening, My Role as … Continue reading →

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The Ritchie brothers

Posted on December 24, 2011 by

My interest for genealogy led me to write a blog about it in 2008. Then I started writing this blog in 2009 after I started one in French. It was called Souvenirs de guerre and I wrote an English version … Continue reading →

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A comment just in…

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

Someone just sent me this… Today I came across a piece of information that stunned me. I was told that the mystery of the sinking of the HMS Athabaskan was created because of the ship actually being sunk by US … Continue reading →

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