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Biplanes collide

Mr. MacLeod describes a mid-air collision between two Allied observation aircraft, and seeing one airman tumbling to earth without a parachute.

Gas masks

Mr. MacLeod gives a good comparison between the original respirator and newer gas masks used by Canadian soldiers.

Cavalry charge

Mr. MacLeod describes the impressive sight of a full cavalry charge and the high mortality of the horses because of well-positioned German machine gunners. He questions why the cavalry would have been chosen to attack heavy gun emplacements in Batume-Peronne Wood.

He couldn’t understand what I wanted.

Mr. Savage describes sweeping a captured trench and taking a very modest souvenir from a captured German soldier.

They had a good business...oeufs and chips.

Mr. Savage describes an amusing remedy for lack of shelter while on leave, and discusses how friendly local women sold oeufs (eggs) and chips to the soldiers.

My great coat never dried the whole time I was there.

Mr. Savage describes being in the trenches for the first time, and some aspects of what life in the trenches was like.

You seldom saw a shattered cemetery.

Mr. Savage describes some divine inspiration in locating a safe place to sleep.

It means a day of grief, I lost a lot of friends.

Mr. Sandland reflects on English resilience, voluntary vs. conscripted military service, and on the loss of friends during conflict.

Anti-aircraft Fire

Mr. Power talks about a dangerous bombing mission in Bangkok.

Pilot Training

Mr. Power talks about learning to fly multi-engine aircrafts and being selected to go to Boundary Bay, where he joined a crew that he would fly with throughout the war.

The Drunken Tail Gunner

Mr. Thomarat talks about a gunner on his crew that caused problems for the rest of the men.

Halifax Riots

Mr. Ramsay talks about the Halifax riots that took place after VE Day.

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