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The Fun Side of Service
Ms. Brown speaks about the fun while serving in the air force; the canteen facilities for the men and women of the mess and how little money they had to spend for the fun that they made.
Women’s Impact in the Forces
Ms. Brown expresses her pride of women’s participation in the air force and recognition they obtained from their service in Canada
A Chance to Fly
Ms. Brown explains the opportunity the WD’s were given to up on flight and the importance of having authorization to do so
Missing the Chance to go Overseas
Ms. Brown shares her story about the unusual circumstance of missing out on a posting to go for overseas which resulted in her being offered her Corporal hooks
Duty as a Timekeeper
Ms. Brown explains her routine as timekeeper maintaining charts and logbooks of those pilots learning to fly.
Enlisting
Mr. Dubinski describes enlisting in Calgary and being singled out for service in the Signal Corps
Training in Canada
Mr. Taylor describes various aspects of his training after enlisting during the Second World War, in particular maintaining artillery in the salty maritime air.
Preparing to go to sea
Mr. Bowen describes his basic training and becoming a telegraphist. He describes a ‘novel’ approach to being taught Morse Code.
Ottawa, the day that war is declared
Mr. Bowen describes the atmosphere in Ottawa the day that the Second World War is declared, through the eyes of a fifteen year old paperboy.
Becoming a navigator
Mr. Bower-Binns describes training on a Link Trainer and being unable to stop it on co-ordinates, and thus being designated as a navigator
Based in Dieppe, New Brunswick
Mr. Bower-Binns describes being on guard duty at the Dieppe aerodrome, and fantasizing about becoming a pilot.
Typical Day as a Hospital Assistant
Mrs. Pidgeon provides a detailed account of a typical day providing care to patients returning from overseas.
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