War on the Pacific

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    Winding Down Western Air Command: Air Force, Part 32

    April 25, 2009 by Hugh A. Halliday
    A Stranraer of No. 9 Sqdn. at Bella Bella, B.C. PHOTO: CANADIAN FORCES—PL9599 With the Japanese gone from the Aleutian Islands, the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Western Air Command began running down its combat role while increasing its emphasis on training and transportation. Long-range patrols...
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    The Japanese Attack: Air Force, Part 31

    February 23, 2009 by Hugh A. Halliday
    RCAF personnel and aircraft at Patricia Bay, B.C., in 1942. PHOTO: NATIONAL DEFENCE, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA140638 May 1942 marked the high tide of Japanese expansion. This ended abruptly at the Battle of Midway on June 4 when four enemy aircraft carriers were sunk. As...
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    Western Air Command: Air Force, Part 30

    December 19, 2008 by Hugh A. Halliday
    A Supermarine Stranraer at Alliford Bay, B.C., 1941. PHOTO: DEPT. OF NATIONAL DEFENCE, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA–PA136890 In 1920, the newly formed Canadian Air Board, controlling both civil and military aviation, established a base at Jericho Beach, Vancouver, which became the principal air force base...