Tribute to the Work of the Royal Air Force Ground Crews
Heroes Remember
Tribute to the Work of the Royal Air Force Ground Crews
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Description
Mr. Chisholm pays tribute to the Royal Air Force ground crews who serviced the Squadron’s aircraft.
William Lawrence (Red) Chisholm
Mr. Chisholm’s father was a station agent in Berwick, Nova Scotia with the Dominion Atlantic Railway. He moved his family to the station in Windsor, Nova Scotia and then later left the railroad and bought a store in Kentville, Nova Scotia. Mr. Chisholm completed his education in the Kentville school system. He worked briefly with his father after graduation from high school then went to work as a brakeman for the Dominion Atlantic Railway. After enlisting in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940, he took his initial training in Toronto. He was then one of about 500 sent to the first class at British Air Training Program Training School in Regina for a period of two months. After completing his training he moved to a Flying School in London, Ontario. Mr. Chisholm went on to become an ace pilot and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), with bar.
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- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Duration:
- 02:17
- Person Interviewed:
- William Lawrence (Red) Chisholm
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- Second World War
- Branch:
- Air Force
- Units/Ship:
- 92nd Operational Squadron
- Rank:
- Sergeant
- Occupation:
- Pilot
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