Air Commodore Leonard Joseph Birchall, CM, OBE, DFC, OOnt, CD (DND Archives Photo, PL-133463) Air Commodore Leonard Birchall, 30 May 1961. Air Commodore Leonard Joseph Birchall, CM, OBE, DFC, OOnt, CD (6July 1915 – 10 September 2004), “The Saviour of Ceylon”, was an RCAFofficer who warned of a Japanese attack on the island of Ceylon … Read more
Air Marshal Wilfred Austin Curtis, OC, CB, CBE, DSC & Bar, ED, CD (RCAF Archives Photo) A/M W.A. Curtis (21 August 1893 – 14 August 1977) was a Canadian airman and Chief of the Air Staff of the RCAF from 1947 until 1953. He was born in Havelock, Ontario, having received his early education in Toronto. … Read more
Air Marshal William Ross MacBrien, OBE, CD (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3940981) Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham, KCB, DSO, MC, DFC, AFC, AOC in C. of the 2ndTAF [Tactical Air Force], gives an informal fighting address to ground-crew,aircrew and RAF Regiment personnel during a recent visit to an RCAF airfield.By his side … Read more
