RapidFireWeb Bayonets in the Fredericton Region Museum Collection Musée de la région de Fredericton baïonnettes A bayonet (from French baïonnette) is a knife, sword or spike-shaped weapon designed to fit on the end of the muzzle of a rifle, musket or similar firearm, allowing it to be used as a spear. From the 17th century to … Read more
The Bedolina Map The Bedolina Map (formally Rock 1 of Bedolina) is a famous engraved prehistoric rock which is part of the Camonica Valley (Alps, Italian side, Lombardy region) petroglyph complex. It is known as one of the most ancient topographic maps, interpreted as a depiction of cultivated plots, mountain paths and villages. The locality … Read more
Black Military History in Canada’s Maritime Provinces (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3194350) Three West Indian soldiers in a German dugout captured during the Canadian advance east of Arras, France in October 1918. Black Military History in the Maritimes The tradition of military service by black Canadians goes back long before Confederation. Many … Read more
Captain of the Foretop William Hall, VC Data courtesy of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. William Hall wearing his four medals, the Victoria Cross, the Crimean War medal with Inkerman and Sebastopol clasps, the Turkish Medal, and the Indian Mutiny Medal with Lucknow clasp. William Hall was the first Black person, the first Nova … Read more
Boeing XB-39 Superfortress (USAAF Photo) Boeing XB-39 “Superfortress” (Serial No. 41-36954), 1944. The Boeing XB-39 Superfortress was a United States prototype bomber aircraft, a single example of the B-29 Superfortress converted to fly with alternative powerplants. It was intended to demonstrate that the B-29 could still be put into service even if the first choice of … Read more
Frequently Bought Together Book Details Photos and the history of Canadian Second World War Cap Badges held in the York Sunbury Historical Society, Fredericton Region Museum Collection, New Brunswick Format: Hardcover Number of pages: 568 Publication date: 4 February 2025 Publisher: Gotham Books Language: English Appropriate for ages: All ages ISBN: 9798348494032 Category: canadian-military-history 🛒 … Read more
Canadian Warplanes, Jets. (DND Photo via James Craik) The Canadair CL-13 Sabre is painted red for the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto in September, 1955. It is in formation with a Canadair CT-133 Silver Star, an Avro CF-100 Canuck Mk. IVB (Serial No. 18397), and English Electric Canberra, RAF (Serial No. WJ776), one of … Read more
Canadian Contingent UNFICYP, Nicosia, Cyprus, 1986-1987 (NASA Photo) Satellite image of Cyprus. During my 40 years service in the Canadian Forces (1971 – 2011), I served as the Regimental Intelligence Officer for the Canadian Airborne Regiment (CAR), 1986-1989. In my first year with the Regiment when it was based at CFB Petawawa, Ontario, I was … Read more
The author served on two military tours in Germany as a Canadian Forces Intelligence Officer. The first was from 1981 to 1983 with Headquarters, Canadian Forces Europe (HQ CFE), and the second was from 1989 to 1992 with 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (4 CMBG). For those interested in the history of 4 CMBG, there … Read more
Author’s Military Service, North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD), Colorado Springs, Colorado (USAF Photo) NORAD Command Center, Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado. I was serving with North American Aerospace Defence (NORAD) HQ, at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Colorado Springs, Colorado, (from 1999 to 2003), when the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Towers and the Pentagon … Read more
