To ALL OUR CANADIAN FRIENDS
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Better early than late - and better late than never !
I hope I speak for all PPRuNers in wishing you a HAPPY CANADA DAY on Friday !
Those old enough to remember the exciting days 70 years ago will recall that Canada supported Britain, among many other ways, by training thousands of aircrew for the RAF under the Empire Air Training Scheme, and by sending us thousands of their own RCAF young men to stand (and in many cases to die) beside us.
In "my" air war in Burma (it may have been different elsewhere), they were the most numerous of the Dominion contingents (followed by the Australians, then the New Zealanders, and a smattering of South Africans).
Those of us who were trained in Canada (or who had passed through on our way to training in the States), will fondly remember the extent of your marvellous hospitality (and the mountains of wonderful food which amazed us, coming as we were from severely rationed Britain).
Thank you !
Danny42C.