Air Force

This video offers an overview of the air operations of the Canadian Armed Forces during the Gulf War in January 1991.

Mr. Chow remembers the starving young Dutch children and providing as much as they could for them.

Mr. Smith describes seeing the Allied naval barrage at Normandy and chasing four ME-109's away from the combat zone.

Mr. Fox describes the view of the English Channel on D-Day from a pilot’s perspective.

Mr. Muir describes the dangers and emotions involved with bombing runs.

Although not directly working with the soldiers in the field, Ms. MacDonald expresses the awareness of their presence within the same compound.

Mr. Warren discusses the air battle over Dieppe, and the deterrent effect of Allied fighters. He goes on to cite the number of aircraft lost, and explains the discrepancy between claimed and verified German losses on that day.

Landing on the beach at 5:20 a.m., on August 19, 1942, Mr. Gorman oversees the set-up of radio communication equipment. The heavy rain from mortar fire results in a serious injury to his arm.

Mr. Vale describes being on cavalry patrol, being spotted by an observation balloon and being shelled with shrapnel bombs.

Mr. Hatch describes being wounded in the head, blinded by his own blood, and not remembering how he landed his aircraft after a dogfight with a German aircraft.