RapidFireWeb Flight Sergeant George. F. Beurling, DSO, DFC, DFM and Bar (Library and Archives Canada Photo, PL-22196) “The Falcon of Malta”, Flight-Sergeant George. F. Beurling, DSO, DFC,DFM and Bar, of No. 249 Squadron RAF. “There’sa lot of room there for a lot more,” quipped Beurling as he painted crosses onthe fuselage of his Supermarine Spitfire fighter … Read more
F/O William ‘Willy’ McKnight, DFC and Bar, No. 242 (Canadian) Squadron RAF (IWM Photo) William Lidstone”Willie” McKnight joined the RAF in early 1939 and served in No. 242Squadron RAF during the final phase of the Battle of France, covering theAllied retreat from Brittany, and later the Battle of Britain. McKnight’saircraft wore a distinct cartoon of a … Read more
Flight Lieutenant Henry Wallace McLeod DSO, DFC and Bar (RCAF Photo) Flight Lieutenant Henry Wallace McLeod DSO, DFC and Bar (17 December 1915 – 27September 1944) was a Canadian fighter pilot and flying ace with the RCAF during the Second World War. He achieved a total of 21 enemy aircraft destroyed, three probably destroyed, and … Read more
(Reddit Photo) Canadian Pilot successfully ejects from the CF-18 Hornet fighter jet during practice seconds before it crashes at the Alberta Internatioal Airshow, July 2010. âPost-Second World War RCAF/CF Casualties No. 400 (Fighter) Squadron (Auxiliary) Name, aircraft, date F/O Couling, MacQuarrie Lines, North American Harvard (Serial No. 3121), 5 Jul 1949. F/L Brown, Donald Joseph, … Read more
RCAF in the Cold War, 1947-1991 (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3585573) Flying Officer, Navigator, with a DFC, tuning an antenna, No. 413 Squadron, No. 2 Detachment, Goose Bay, Labrador, 27 August 1948. RCAF Technicians at work (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4948421) RCAF Flight Sergeant conducting a scientific test to determine … Read more
RCAF in the Korean War, 1950 – 1953 The Korean War came as a result of a conflict between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in which at least 2.5 million persons lost their lives. The war reached international proportions in June 1950 when North Korea, … Read more
Lieutenant-Colonel William George Barker VC, DSO & Bar, MC & Two bars (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3623168) Lieutenant-Colonel William George Barker, Victoria Cross, Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and Bar, Military Cross (MC) and two Bars, French Croix de Guerre, Two Italian Silver Medals for Valour. (3 November … Read more
Lieutenant General Edwin Michael Reyno AFC Edwin Michael Reyno AFC, (shown here as S/L) was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 11th May 1917 and attended St. Mary’s University. He joined the RCAF on 3rd January 1938 and was serving with No. 1 (RCAF) Squadron when it arrived in the UK on 20 June … Read more
RCAF Major Donald Roderick MacLaren, DSO, MC & Bar, DFC, Croix de Guerre, Compangnonde la Légion d’Honneur (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3219005) Major D.R. MacLaren with a de Havilland D.H.9 aircraft `Leicester’ presented to Canada by the Imperial Air Fleet Committee, 21 Jan 1919. Major Donald Roderick MacLaren, DSO, MC & Bar, … Read more
Major John Trevor Godfrey (IWM Photo, 15419) Captain John ‘Johnny’ T. Godfrey of the 4th Fighter Group, 1944. John Trevor Godfrey (March 28, 1922 – June 12, 1958) was a Canadian-born American fighter pilot and flying ace in the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, Eighth Air Force during the Second World War. Born in Montreal, … Read more
