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Royal Canada Air Force RCAF by James C Royal Canada Air Force RCAF By james C. Retson Last Revised October 8 2020 Contents Royal Canada Air Force...................................................................................................................................... 1 RCAF .................................................................................................................................................................. 1 World War 2 ....................................................................................................................................................... 2 The Battle of Britain ........................................................................................................................................... 3 British Commonwealth Air Training Program ................................................................................................... 3 Training and Flying Accidents............................................................................................................................ 3 Sergeant Douglas Bruce Ruggles.................................................................................................................... 4 Leading Aircraftman Frederick Charles Blair, ............................................................................................... 4 Flight Sergeant Dan Crossland ....................................................................................................................... 4 Warrant Officer Class II (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner.), Jack Henfrey ..................................................... 4 Pilot Officer Robert George Calder ................................................................................................................ 5 Flying Officer Donald Alexander Gordon J40766 RCAF .............................................................................. 5 Aircraftman 2nd Class Walter Andrew Zurkan .............................................................................................. 6 The Missions ....................................................................................................................................................... 6 Flight Sergeant Pilot Rodney David Gibson ................................................................................................... 6 Sergeant Aime Leon Caron ............................................................................................................................. 6 Flight Sergeant Stefan Franchuk ..................................................................................................................... 7 Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner) Austin Roy O'Dell .......................................................................................... 7 Warrant Officer Class II, Franklin Guy Moore .............................................................................................. 7 Warrant Officer Class II Hugh Robert McKay ............................................................................................... 8 Pilot Officer John Wallace Allan Mackie ....................................................................................................... 9 Flying Officer Bernard Zimring.................................................................................................................... 10 RCAF – RAF in Italy ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Stanley Joseph Ouellette ............................................................................................................................... 11 No 6 Bomber Group...................................................................................................................................... 11 Warrant Officer Class II, Franklin Guy Moore ............................................................................................ 11 Lloyd George Hanton ................................................................................................................................... 11 Frank Edward William Hanton, .................................................................................................................... 11 Harold Maxwell Sherman ............................................................................................................................. 13 Pilot Officer David Louden Sutherland Henderson ...................................................................................... 14 Pilot Officer Lorne Stanley Guernsey........................................................................................................... 14 1 Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom ............................................................................................. 14 Airman killed in World War 2 in Order of Date of Death ................................................................................ 15 Others yet unresearched .................................................................................................................................... 18 Sources .............................................................................................................................................................. 18 World War 2 World War 2 was not World War 1. In World War1 when Great Britain War declared war, Canada as part of the British Empire was at War. In World War 2 Canada had a choice. To emphasize its independence Canada did not declare War against Germany for an entire week. While World War 1 was regarded as a war that could have been avoided, World War 2 was regarded as “The Necessary War”. In World War 1 many soldiers signed up to fight what was expected to be a short was, a bit of excitement and expectation that they might be home by Christmas. There were no illusions about World War 2. World War 1 had taught Canadians that war was cruel, lives would be lost, many more would be crippled in short people suffered and suffered horribly. In this war, civilians as much as soldiers would suffer. But yet some things had not changed all that much. While Canada had become of age in World war 2 much of Canada was still very sympathetic to mother England. World War 2 encouraged a greater sense of Independence. Duty and Patriotism still ran remained strong. It would still be a people’s war with by far the largest contingents that went to war were not professional soldiers, sailors and airman but volunteers. Canada’s. Counting Newfoundland (which did not become part of Canada until 1949) and the Merchant Marines of both Canada and Newfoundland over 44,000 died and another 55,000 wounded. Proportionally Canada hit above its weight. Canadians were and continue to be proud of its contribution. But we must never forget the sacrifice mad by those who fought, those who died, those who were wounded psychologically as well as Physically and those who loved and lost them. This monograph concentrates on the war in the air. On Sep 16 1914 Sam Hughes ordered the formation of the Canadian Aviation Corps. Canada created its air force with the formation of the Royal Flying Corp in Dec 1916. Pilot training began at Camp Bordon in the first week of May 1917. In Nov 1918 two all Canadian units came together to form Squadrons 1 and 2 of the Canadian Air Force but never saw combat and were disbanded in 1920. However, the reputation of Canadians in the air during World War 1 was in the UK Royal Air Force. The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) came into being 1 Apr 1924.i The Royal Airforce (RAF) established Bomber Command as an independent arm on Jul 14 1936. With Fighter, Coastal, and Training. The RCAF formed its first bomber squadron in June 1941 from Canadians serving in the RAF. It flew its first missions in twin -engine Wellington bombers (Wimpeys). At the beginning of the war over 1000 Canadians served in the Royal Air Force (RAF). With the setting up of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, training stations, schools and airfields turned out 131500 airmen, over half of whom were Canadians: 26,000 pilots, 13,000 navigators. 6,000 bomb aimers, 26,000 wireless operators and air gunners and 2000 flight engineers.1 By the end of the War Canada supplied 40,000 almost 1/3 of the United Kingdom’s Bomber Command, 9919 loosing their lives and another 4000 killed in Royal Canadian Airforce (RCAF). Another almost 4000 died in training accidents or other causes for a total of 17,101 killed.2 1 Cook, Tim, The Necessary War, Volume One Canadians Fighting the Second World War 1939-1943 page 162 2 Cook, Tim, Fight to the Finnish, Volume Two Canadians Fighting the Second World War 1944-1945, pages 375-376 2 Canada went to war with 3100 members in its air force and 210 planes, only 36 of which were fit for combat, in eight squadrons. By the end of the conflict, 232, 500 men and 17000 women had served in the RCAF, which by then had 48 squadrons.ii A total of 17101 died as Canadian Airmen. More airmen died in this service from the Kenora area, then in the Army or Navy. The Battle of Britain The Battle of Britain was recognized as Britain’s fight for survival. None of the pilots who flew in the Battle of Britain trained under the BCATP. Of the first class of 203 Canadians pilots graduating in Nov 1940, 7 joined the BCATP, 7 went to home defence squadrons, 165 became instructors and only 20 went overseas. In September 1939 over 1000 Canadians were in the Royal Air Force or training as aircrew. In all 42 Canadians joined the 242 (Canadian)
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