by brucericketts | Aug 23, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
On April 14, 1941, federal agriculture minister James Gardiner delivered an urgent address to the nation’s farmers. His words were broadcast coast-to-coast by CBC Radio. Canada had been at war for nearly 20 months and Gardiner began by summarizing where things stood....
by brucericketts | Aug 22, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
Members of the Women’s Division (WD) of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) were wartime pioneers. Thousands of young Canadian women volunteered to serve at home and abroad during the Second World War as part of the air force. By replacing men in aviation support...
by brucericketts | Aug 18, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
During the Second World War, Canada’s East Coast Air Defence Radar coverage was comprised of twenty low powered units deployed in a chain of overlapping arcs. Several sites were constructed in Newfoundland, which at the time was not yet Canadian territory. As...
by brucericketts | Aug 15, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
The following Saskatchewan Museums are members of the Organization of Military Museums of Canada: Royal Canadian Legion Museum, Branch 001 1820 Cornwall Street Regina, SK, S4P 2K2 Tel: 306-539-2615 www.reginalegion.com Saskatchewan Military Museum The Armouries 1600...
by brucericketts | Aug 15, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
The following Québec Museums are members of the Organization of Military Museums of Canada / Les musées québécois suivants sont membres de l’Organisation des musées militaires du Canada: Council for Anglophone Magdalen Islanders 787, chemin Principal, Grosse...
