Flying Top Cover for General Clark (Part 1 of 2)
Heroes Remember
Flying Top Cover for General Clark (Part 1 of 2)
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Description
Mr. Yarnell describes flying top cover for General Mark Clark into Copenhagen, and the reception he received.
Cyrill St. Clair (Cy) Yarnell
Mr. Yarnell was born August 9, 1920 in Carlow, Ireland. He moved to Canada when he was 8 years old. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940 at the age of 20. Mr Yarnell received his initial pilot training in Victoriaville, Quebec where he learned to fly the Fleet Finch, he then graduated on to the Harvard. He received flying instructor training in Trenton and trained pilots from many countries. After instructing for a year, Mr. Yarnell was sent overseas. He flew missions over North Africa, Italy and Germany and was involved in the battles at Liri Valley and Monte Cassino. Following the war, Mr. Yarnell continued with the RCAF, retiring in 1975 as a colonel. He is a member of the Air Force Association of Canada and is very active with the Air Force Museum in Trenton, Ontario. Mr. Yarnell and his wife, Phyllis, have three children, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Duration:
- 02:08
- Person Interviewed:
- Cyrill St. Clair (Cy) Yarnell
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- Second World War
- Location/Theatre:
- Europe
- Battle/Campaign:
- Italian
- Branch:
- Air Force
- Units/Ship:
- 601 Squadron
- Occupation:
- Spitfire Pilot
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