40 Tag Results for Air Force

Cecil Bertram Whyte

“We were all extremely fond of your son. He was always the brightest spark in the squadron.”

Andrew Edward McKeever

Awarded the Military Cross on 17 September, he was cited for “his splendid dash and determination” and “exceptional fearlessness.”

Harry Stephen Quigley

His experience in the trenches had left him in a state of depression, with a constant nervous tremor.

Stanley Wallace Rosevear

Described as a “very skilful and dashing fighter pilot,” he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross...

Frederick Joseph Stevenson

Credited with destroying three observation balloons and 18 enemy aircraft, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross...

Sir Frank Wilton Baillie

Baillie brought the practices of corporate capitalism to the rapidly expanding state administration of economic and social life in Canada.

Duncan Sayre MacInnes

Faced with extraordinary demands for more and better aircraft and malicious attacks from superiors, an overworked MacInnes suffered a breakdown.

John Bernard (Don) Brophy

Brophy’s diary is one of only two known diaries written by Canadian airmen during the war, and the only one relating to the Western Front.

Air Force

For the pioneers of flight, aerial combat was glamourous yet every bit as dangerous as fighting in the trenches.

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