Canadian Armed Forces

Mr. Peters describes how easily he mastered the T-33 jet, and receiving the school’s top two awards for flying excellence.

Mr. Peters gives a detailed account of training for instrument only flying, and how those skills suited Canada’s air role in NATO.

Mr. Peters describes his difficulties flying a Harvard, overcoming those roadblocks, and moving on to the T-33 jet trainer.

Mr. Peters describes his first solo (in a Chipmunk), the elation of safely landing and the ritual he shares with his fellow pilots afterwards.

Mr. Peters compares the high level of attrition during his era of training to that of the present day Air Force.

Mr. Peters describes the level of testing he experienced before being selected for pilot training.

Mr. Wadman describes the devastation his unit witnessed upon arrival and the appreciation the civilian people had for the UN presence.

Mr. Wadman describes his unit’s road move into the besieged city of Sarajevo and his first impressions as they travelled towards the city.

Major-General MacKenzie recalls his experience in Sarajevo as one of his most challenging and fulfilling times of his service.

Major-General MacKenzie expresses the phenomenal achievement of his troops and that no one let him down.