After a four-year search, the owner of a mysterious Royal Canadian Air Force bracelet has been located! Read the whole heartwarming story on my...
No, he didn't. I think time was heavy on his hands when he wasn't flying, but after the war he had such a busy career and four kids that he never...
Jim Milne of Invermere, British Columbia, now 97 years old, served as a navigation instructor with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War...
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Gaines, I read right over the "un" part myself so you aren't the only one with vision problems. Thanks so much for your feedback, it is always...
Thanks, I agree that he is a pretty amazing guy.
Canadian Ben Scaman was one of the two Spitfire pilots who escorted a surrendering German aircraft back to base. He later went on to tip over...
Yes, he sure did! I hope I emphasized that sufficiently in my blog.
If you think we have some crazy world leaders today, remember our oddball Canadian prime minister Mackenzie King. He held seances with his dead...
Haha, well it is productive insanity. Could be worse.
That's amazing, thank you!
I'm going to consider writing a whole separate blog post on the women of Britain who performed hard physical labour. They were an inspiration to...
In honour of Anzac Day, April 25, you might be interested in listening to my radio interview on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation about the...
Well, you learn something new every day! I didn't know about those guys. I'm guessing the Japanese might have had their work cut out for them if...
Thanks, Gordon. In my blog I did mention the Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit as well, all 3600 of them. They were hardy souls.
Aw, shucks, thank you!
Thousands of lumberjacks, members of the Canadian Forestry Corps, logged the forests of Scotland during the Second World War to produce...
Yes, my new novel is set in the Peace River country, actually about 100 miles north of Peace River. And yes, I have been to Nanton several times...
Thanks, Gaines. My next novel titled Wildwood has been accepted by a publisher and will come out in March 2018 -- a whole year from now! It's...
WARTIME WEDNESDAYS -- Visit my blog to see some wonderful old photos of Royal Canadian Air Force women performing their duties. this woman is...
