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Haunting Memories
Mr. Pitcairn discusses the sense of detachment he had from the immediate horrors of the battlefield, but having those memories haunt him in later years.
Couldn’t Wait To Fly
Mr. Sharpe talks about joining the RCAF on his 18th birthday.
Let Me Fly
Mr. Sharpe talks about getting malaria and being told he would be sent home.
A Blinding Flash
Mr. Sharpe talks about an explosion on his first operational mission.
Flying Bullets
Mr. Sharpe talks about getting shot at and a few close calls.
Nothing Can Happen To Me On My Birthday
Mr. Sharpe talks about what went through his mind when he thinks his plane has an explosion.
Returning to Civilian Life
Mr. Thorsen reflects on his arrival home and the effect the war has had on his life.
Wounded in the Trench
Mr. Thorsen describes the night in the trenches when his ear drum was perforated and the medical treatment he received afterwards.
There Was no Officer Training in Canada.
Mr. Welland discusses joining the Royal Navy as an officer in 1936 and learning his trade at sea. He gives a good description of celestial navigation.
The Athenia was Torpedoed on the First Day.
Mr. Welland describes seeing action on the first day of the war aboard HMS Fame, and assisting in the rescue of survivors from the torpedoed passenger vessel, Athenia.
It Meant Being in Bad Weather off Iceland.
Mr. Welland describes doing blockade duty aboard HMS Fame, transferring to HMCS St. Laurent, and participating in the dangerous evacuation at Dunkirk.
The Ammunition was Green
Mr. Welland offers an explanation for the seemingly easy fall of France to the German invasion.
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