Matching Articles"Royal Canadian Air Force" (Total 5)

  • During the Second World War, the relatively quiet port of Botwood became a highly-militarized Canadian coastal defence base.
  • 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.
  • The Canadian airfield at Goose Bay, Labrador, impacted its surroundings dramatically during the Second World War.
  • Although most enlistees from Newfoundland and Labrador joined the British Armed Forces during the WWII, many also served with other Allied forces.
  • The Canadian air base at Torbay quickly became an important link in North American defence during the Second World War.

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