Joanna Calder As Remembrance Day, November 11th, approaches, we honour those who served in the Royal Canadian Air Force, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Deep in the New Brunswick forest lie pieces of metal wreckage, partly covered in pine needles. They have been there for 80 years. Nearby is a new granite monument honouring the two Canadian airmen who died at the site—the first to lose their lives on Canadian soil during theRead More

Cliff Kenyon Capt. Brian Kilroy can’t hide his enthusiasm telling you about the fun he had this summer. And for good reason, he got to fly his favourite CF-18 Hornet every weekend in twists and turns as well as represent 4 Wing Cold Lake and the Royal Canadian Armed Forces (RCAF) across the country and a stop in the U.S. Kilroy was this year’s CF-18 Hornet demonstration pilot flying at air shows from June untilRead More

RCAF The second week of July, 2019, was an exciting one for some members of 413 Search and Rescue Squadron as they left 14 Wing Greenwood, Nova Scotia, and headed north for the Arctic Buoy drop. This was the first time 14 Wing had been tasked with this annual mission. The crew flew to Resolute Bay, Nunavut, which served as their home base for the two days it took to successfully drop the buoys. ResoluteRead More

Global Affairs Canada Ottawa, Ontario – Canada is providing additional emergency assistance to the communities in The Bahamas affected by Hurricane Dorian, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality, announced Sept. 7. Following the initial deployment of Canadian officials to the affected areas earlier the week, on Sept. 7Read More

Major (Retired) William March By the time Operation Jubilee, the raid on Dieppe, France, began in August 1942, the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 401 “Ram” Squadron was an established fighter squadron although, as with most RCAF units, it was a mix of experienced pilots and men fresh training. Ram Squadron was initially formed at Trenton, Ontario, as No. 1 (Fighter) Squadron on September 21, 1937. Mobilized for war at September 10, 1939 after distinguishing itselfRead More

Major (Retired) William March Some had slept. Probably the veterans – those fighter pilots and bomber crews who knew what it was like the night before a “big show.” Others, new to combat, likely tossed and turned. It was Wednesday, the 19th of August 1942 and Operation Jubilee was about to begin. The aircrew had been told that Jubilee was to be “raid in force” involving more than 6,000 soldiers and commandos, supported by navalRead More