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Back in Service
After leaving the service, a business bankruptcy enticed Mr. Doiron back to the military. He stayed in the services until he retired.
The Way Home
Mr. Doiron talks about his difficult cross-Atlantic journey aboard the Louis Pasteur.
Lost and Found
Mr. Doiron recalls how Canadian Headquarters had lost track of 55 men posted in the Middle East and the lucky coincidence in which they were found.
Mistaken Plane Identities
Mr. Rohmer talks about the huge amount of activity that he could see as a Recce Pilot. He also talks about how their Mustangs were sometimes mistaken for ME-109s.
Celebrities in Malta
Mr. Doiron recalls the biggest names in Allied command who visited Malta a few days before Sicily was attacked.
Malta Emptied for Invasion of Sicily
Mr. Doiron recalls the amazement he felt as an entire harbour was emptied of its ships in anticpation of the Invasion of Sicily.
Fire On Board!
Mr. Doiron remembers his worst flight out of Malta; the plane caught fire and they had to crash land.
Three Close Calls Over the Gulf of Taranto
Mr. Doiron describes how risky it was to fly out of Malta every night.
Missions and Deceit
Mr. Doiron describes the air reconnaissance missions he experienced while based in the Mediterranean Basin. He tells a tale of deceit that fooled the Germans and changed the outcome of the Sicilian Campaign.
Convoy Duty near Malta
Mr. Doiron recalls that he survived an Axis air raid while protecting a convoy.
Malta
Mr. Doiron explains the strategic importance of Malta for both Allied and Axis forces. He also recalls the hardships of the people of the island.
Booby Traps in Tobruk
Mr. Doiron's plane stopped in Tobruk. Though several months had passed since the end of the siege of Tobruk, the area was still booby trapped and this proved fatal to one of the crew.
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