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Harry Hionides – The American in the RCAF who got a Greek medal of valour

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Harry T. Hionides was a first-generation American, born in Ohio to Greek immigrants who arrived in the U.S. in 1912. He was a brilliant student, an exceptional mathematician, a dedicated scholar of Greek literature, and a member of the National Honor Society. His congressman had nominated him for both the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis […]

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Angel in a Spitfire

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Canada’s Exceptional and Nearly Forgotten Fighter Leader. Wing Commander Lloyd V. Chadburn was more than a fighter pilot – A natural leader, a fighter ace, and a fierce defender of the bombers that struck at occupied Europe. It was often felt that Chadburn’s presence made the difference between life and death for the men he

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First RCAF Casualty

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1939-Sep-14 | Warrant Officer James Doan and Corporal James Rennie | RCAF 8 (GP) Squadron Canada’s military was small and equipped with outdated gear. But when war seemed inevitable, they were determined to be ready. The Royal Canadian Air Force prepared an Ottawa-based squadron for anti-submarine patrols from Sydney, Nova Scotia. They planned to use

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First Canadian Casualty

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1939-Sep-03 | Pilot Officer Ellard Cummings | 1 Air Observers School, RAF When the German Army invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, the British and French governments gave them two days to pull back to their borders, but when they did not, war was declared and on September 3, war had come again to Europe. 

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Gone is the Angel

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The biography of another unsung Canadian hero. His life is legend among airmen who knew him and those who knew of him. Wing Commander Lloyd Vernun Chadburn, DSO and Bar, DFC lived almost 25 years but in those short years he stood as an example of what a dedicated leader and unassuming hero could and

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