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Friendly until feeding time…

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Ha! They put teeth on him

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June 6, 1944 - D-Day - considered as the beginning of the end of World War II.

Our D-Day veteran Dakota FZ692 flies in honour of the Allied troops, many of whom were Canadians.

The losses were high. 82 years later, we remember their service , duty, and sacrifice.

Lest we forget.

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Air transport Cannonball. Douglas Aircraft - 1944.

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Flying the Hump

(William Vandivert. 1944)

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Grumman CSR-110 Albatross, by D70 Via Flickr: For my video; youtu.be/6rmwUeUl4_Q Canadian Museum of Flight, Langley Twp, British Columbia, Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force, Air Transport Command, Rescue HCAF The Grumman HU-16 Albatross is a large, twin-radial engined amphibious flying boat that was used by the United States Air Force (USAF), the U.S. Navy (USN), the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and the Royal Canadian Air Force primarily as a search and rescue (SAR) aircraft. Originally designated as the SA-16 for the USAF and the JR2F-1 and UF-1 for the USN and USCG, it was redesignated as the HU-16 in 1962.

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Military History Monday: Way Beyond the Call of Duty

Military History Monday: Way Beyond the Call of Duty

I don’t recall how I stumbled upon this story, but one day I landed on the Wikipedia page for Milton Rubenfeld — and what a fascinating story I found!  This week will also feature at least one more World War II-related story (a “Far-Out Friday” article), marking the 74th anniversary of D-Day.  Milton Rubenfeld’s story is both unique and heroic . . . read on.

Milton Rubenfeld was born on September…

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