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A Career Cut Short
Training as a private, Ms. Batek shares a circumstance where unacceptable behaviour causes her career to take a different direction.
Had to Find Something Else
Mr. McAndrew describes wearying of peacetime service.
Why Me
Mr. McAndrew describes surviving a storm tossed flight which saw his aircraft diverted from Goose Bay to Greenwood.
Spit ‘n Polish
Mr. McAndrew describes an amusing parade square incident involving a somewhat unkempt comrade.
The Lancaster bomber as a Submarine Tracker
Mr. McAndrew describes the paradox of a high altitude bomber being used for low-level marine surveillance, and describes the inadequacies of the radar of the day.
Becoming a Radio Operator
Mr. McAndrew describes his disappointment at being selected as a radio operator instead of for pilot training. He goes on to discuss his training and selection as a Cadet Officer
Enlistment
Mr. McAndrew describes accompanying a friend to Airbase Summerside, and being fully tested and enlisted in one day.
Back in Service
After leaving the service, a business bankruptcy enticed Mr. Doiron back to the military. He stayed in the services until he retired.
The Way Home
Mr. Doiron talks about his difficult cross-Atlantic journey aboard the Louis Pasteur.
Lost and Found
Mr. Doiron recalls how Canadian Headquarters had lost track of 55 men posted in the Middle East and the lucky coincidence in which they were found.
Celebrities in Malta
Mr. Doiron recalls the biggest names in Allied command who visited Malta a few days before Sicily was attacked.
Malta Emptied for Invasion of Sicily
Mr. Doiron recalls the amazement he felt as an entire harbour was emptied of its ships in anticpation of the Invasion of Sicily.
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