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.