Wing Commander Gordon Roy McGregor, CC, OBE, DFC, BSc, LLD (Hon) (RCAF Photo) Gordon Roy McGregor, CC, OBE, DFC, BSc, LLD.(Hon), was born in Montreal, Quebec, on 26 Sep 1901. He was educated there and at St. Andrew’s College,Toronto, Ontario. He graduated from McGill University in Montreal, in 1923 witha B.Sc. degree in engineering. He … Read more
Royal Canadian Air Force Women’s Division (RCAF WD) (Yousuf Karsh Photo, 14 Nov 1942) Wing Officer Willa Walker, OBE, Commander, RCAF Women’s Division. Willa Walker rose rapidly through the ranks in 1941 to become head of the newly-formed RCAF Women’s Division. Only 28 years old, grieving the recent death of her baby son, her husband … Read more
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 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
Air Vice Marshal G.E. Brookes, CB, OBE Air Vice Marshal G.E. Brookes CB, OBE (22 October 1894– 8 September 1982), English by birth, was in charge of the Canadian Groupwithin Bomber Command during the period 1942 – 1944. He had been able to establish from abroad and out of nothing at all a complete Group … Read more
