Matching Articles"Second World War" (Total 4)

  • During the Second World War, the relatively quiet port of Botwood became a highly-militarized Canadian coastal defence base.
  • As the likelihood of war increased in the 1930s, Canada realized that its defence hinged on the protection of Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Gander's airport was the largest on the planet in 1940 and played a crucial role in ferrying aircraft from North America to Britain during the WWII.
  • About the American military base, Fort Pepperrell, located in St. John's during World War II.

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