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Hugh A. Halliday

Astonishing Adventures In The Far East

The allied air forces (American and British) in India during the Second World War were always aggressive in their stance. The monsoon rains from June

Snakes, Lice And Japanese Aircraft

By the monsoon season of 1942 the Japanese had taken as much of Burma (now Myanmar) as they wanted. They had achieved their primary goal

Far East Flyers

In December 1939, Britain had undertaken to form distinct Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons overseas, manned as far as possible by Canadian graduates of the

Lost In The Azores

Members of the Lost Legion—Royal Canadian Air Force personnel who served overseas in British rather than Canadian units—saw many harsh or uncomfortable places, from Russia

The Search For Henry Cleary

With his Spitfire damaged by flak, Flight Lieutenant Henry Cleary was forced to land in, or parachute into occupied France. Cleary evaded capture, but not

Killing MiGs In Korea

It may suprise some that all three branches of the Canadian armed forces were busy in the cold, turbulent air over Korea between 1950 and

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