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Forgotten Aircraft: Avro Manchester
Originally posted on Defence of the Realm:A war winning aircraft isn’t just created out of the blue. There are experimental aircraft and even a few lemons first and Avro’s legendary Lancaster was no...
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Finally – recognition for Britain’s airfields and the sacrifice made by so...
Originally posted on Aviation Trails:The government recently announced their final budget before the forthcoming general election. Amongst the tax hype, vote buying and pre-election promises we have...
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Avis de recherche
Je suis le fils du sergent de section Jean-Guy Huet qui a servi pour la RCAF lors de la 2e guerre. Le 5 janvier 1945 à bord d’un bombardier Halifax, il était porté disparu après des opérations...
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La mission du 5-6 janvier 1945
Originally posted on Lest We Forget:http://www.6bombergroup.ca/Jan45/Jan5~645.html January 5/6, 1945 133 Halifaxes from 408, 415, 420, 424, 425, 426, 427, 429, 432, and 433 squadrons were joined by 57...
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Alexandre Séguin
Trouvé sur Internet http://www.lorignal.com/fr/style-de-vie/anciens-combattants/88-le-trompe-la-mort-de-l-aviation Alexandre Séguin (1919-2006) Alex Séguin a failli y rester plusieurs fois On a failli...
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Lancaster – Short Film
Originally posted on Defence of the Realm:A beautiful and powerful short movie chronicling the crew of a Lancaster bomber during the critical moments of the mission – the bomb run. The short film ends...
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Vous êtes toujours bienvenu sur ce blog
Plus de 400 articles à lire. Plus vous partagez, plus j’écris.
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Contribution by Clarence Simonsen to this blog
Clarence Simonsen contribue à plusieurs de mes blogues. Quelle heureuse surprise de voir qu’il avait fait des recherches dans les années 80 sur le 425 Alouette. Hello Pierre, My memory is...
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Gardening?
Originally posted on RCAF 425 Les Alouettes:Ça m’a pris longtemps avant de comprendre ce terme, puis j’ai trouvé ce site. On expliquait en quoi consistait ces missions de « jardinage »… Les îles de la...
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Something soon on this blog to remember Gabriel Taschereau
http://www.6bombergroup.ca/425crews/pages/C.Blakeney%20crew.htm
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This is post 426
Vous vous demandez peut-être pourquoi j’écris en anglais. Wonder why I will be writing in English for a little while? À suivre… To be continued…
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Gabriel Taschereau DFC
Pas grand chose sur Internet à propos de Gabriel Taschereau DFC que j’ai rencontré en 2010. Not much on the Internet about Gabriel Taschereau DFC whom I met in 2010. TASCHEREAU, F/O Joseph Leon...
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Paying homage to his comrades-in-arms
Editor’s note My story about Gabriel Taschereau DFC will have to wait for a while. Paying homage to his comrades-in-arms… This is what I told Mr. Corbeil when I saw him yesterday and...
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31 mars 1945
Ce qui s’est passé vu du côté allemand. http://ww2today.com/31-march-1945-german-me-262-jets-ambush-allied-bombers Luftwaffe pilot Hermann Buchner, already an Ace decorated withe the Knights Cross,...
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Un mystère
Un commentaire… Bonjour, En parcourant le web je suis tombé sur votre blog. Je tente depuis quelques années à identifier un site de crash, celle d’un avion anglais tombé dans la nuit du 6 au 7...
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Ma dernière mission
Ce n’est pas la mienne, mais celle de ce jeune homme de 18 ans. Il était parti comme les jeunes de son village se battre pour la liberté des générations futures.
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38e mission
La 38e mission du mitrailleur Jean-Paul Corbeil ne sera jamais inscrite dans son précieux log book. Il n’aurait pu jamais en accomplir une autre après sa 2e au-dessus de Bourg-Léopold en Belgique. Elle...
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My Final Mission
When I met Jean-Paul Corbeil for the first time in 2010, he was 87 years-old. He told me back then he wished he was younger because he would write a book about his life. His last...
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38th mission
Jean-Paul Corbeil’s 38th mission will never be entered in his precious log book. He could have been shot down on his second mission over Bourg-Léopold in Belgium. It would have been his last, and he...
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