Post War Flying History
Heroes Remember
Post War Flying History
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Description
Mr. Kondra discusses his various flying assignments during the Cold War, and the improvement in aircraft he saw before retiring as a flight engineer on a Hercules.
William Kondra
On January 14, 1922, William Kondra was born in Prudhomme, Saskatchewan. He finished Grade 8 at his local school, and, with difficulty, finished high school through correspondence. He was working on local farms for a pittance, so he decided to enlist in the Air Force, where he trained as a bomb aimer/front gunner. Mr. Kondra's tour of duty was completed with his original crew members aboard a Lancaster Bomber, and primarily consisted of air strikes on industrial Germany. Mr. Kondra offers many insights into the technology, strategy and stresses of flying in a bomber.
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Duration:
- 3:15
- Person Interviewed:
- William Kondra
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- Second World War
- Branch:
- Air Force
- Units/Ship:
- 101 Squadron
- Rank:
- Flying Officer
- Occupation:
- Bomb Aimer
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