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A High Casualty Rate Inquiry
Mr. Reynolds talks about how high the casualty rates were with the Boston's, and the fact that an inquiry was sent out by Mackenzie King to determine what the problem was. On a day with particularly dreadful weather, he and his crew were sent up to demonstrate the problems with the plane.
Post-War Celebration Gone Bad
Ms. Dufton talks about meeting a soldier at St. Dunstan's Hospital who was wounded during celebrations at the end of the war.
Maturity from war experience
Mr. Ney talks about his return home, and how the war changed him.
Encounters in Bayeux
Mr. Ney tells of two encounters while in the 'free city' of Bayeux.
Encounter with a flak-ship
Mr. Wonnacott discusses an encounter with a flak-ship, and about fear in combat.
Emergency landing
Mr. Wonnacott tells a story of landing the plan in dangerous circumstances caused by dense fog.
Training for a crash landing
Mr. Wonnacott talks about how to escape from a plane in water. He also speaks of the rewards of training others.
Surviving a Crash Landing
Mr. Wonnacott tells the story of crash-landing in the Azores.
Crossing the Atlantic on the Andrea Dora
Mr. Wonnacott talks about crossing the Atlantic in an old, slow ship.
Enlisting with the RCAF
Mr. Wonnacott talks about signing up, and about his early training in Canada.
Close call
Mr. Weir and his comrades have an encounter with a Major who questions what they are doing. The guard saves the day by claiming to be taking them to a concentration camp nearby.
Stumbling upon the Germans
Mr. Weir describes stumbling upon 400 Germans just before they are bombed by the Allies from above. He and the other 3 men eventually lose touch with the rest of the convoy.
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