Tough angels of a though Nation.

Canadian airmen are in the vanguard of the invasion blitz, and leading the mighty air armada are the heroes In the pre war world Canadian airmen flew more freight than any other country, and in this war the men who opened up the tough northern country have worthy successors in the trough angels who face the Luftwaffe and the streams of flak. \they are men raised with a sense of limitless horizons on the prairies, and the coasts, a climate that enables them to take Norway or Italy in their stride, and the mechanical "know how" learnt on the old flivver.

 

S/L.J.E.Walker D.F.C. and two Bars,of Edmonton,a top scoring pilot:has downed more dan 19.W/C.L.V.Chadburn,D.S.O,and Bar,D.F.C.Aurora,Ont.At24ste one the youngest W/C in R.C.A.F.W/C.H.C.Godefroy D.S.O. and Bar ,of Toronto. Leader of an R.C.A.F. fighter wing overseas.W/C. W.H.Swetman D.S.O.,D.F.C. of Kapuskasing,Ont 14the member of the R.C.A.F.,to win the D.S.O.
W/C.R.W. Buck Mc Near .D.S.O. D.F.C. of North Battleford,Sask has downed 16:and is still scoring. S/L.G.U.Hill.D.F.C. and 2 Bars,of Pictou,N.S. has 14 planes to his credit,13 in Africa and Sicily.W/C.P.G.Powell. D.S.O.,D.F.C. of Sorrento. B.C.His skill as a navigator has won him decorations.S/L.J.C. MaCarthy.D.S.O. and D.F.C.,of st.James,Long Island. N.V. Took part in Eder Dam raid.

 

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