This artifact is a Royal Canadian Air Force Uniform. This uniform belonged to Danny Sharpe c.1943.<\/p>\r\n
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Before Canada officially created its own air force, many served in the Royal Air Force as part of the British Empire during the First World War. After the war, between 1919 and 1924, Canada wasn’t sure about creating a policy to govern the field of aviation, and an Air Board was created as an interim measure. A Canadian Air Force (CAF) was created with wartime flyers and surplus British aircraft. On April 1st, 1924, the air service was renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). When Canada joined the Second World War in 1939, William Lyon MacKenzie King supported a major air training scheme with a large component in Canada. The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan led the way to expanding the RCAF. They would engage in the thick of the war. By the end of the war, the RCAF was the fourth-largest allied air force. From the Canadian War Museum “Between 1939 and 1945, the Royal Canadian Air Force enlisted 232,000 men and 17,000 women and operated 86 squadrons, including 47 overseas. Canadians flew bomber, fighter, reconnaissance, transport, and other missions around the world. Tens of thousands of Canadian air crew also served with Britain’s Royal Air Force and Canadian fighter aircraft participated in the epic Battle of Britain in 1940. For the rest of the war, Canadian fighter-bombers attacked coastal areas in German-occupied Europe while Canadian heavy bombers struck targets much further inland. In addition, Canadian maritime patrol bombers based in Canada, Newfoundland, Iceland, and Britain fought German submarines. By 1945, the R.C.A.F. had grown to be the world’s fourth-largest air force. More than 17,000 Canadian airmen perished during the war.”<\/p>","SEO_LINK":"royal-canadian-air-force-uniform","VIDEO_LINK":"","SOUNDCLOUD_LINK":"","IMG1":"1718923446_main_royal-canadian-air-force-uniform_1.jpg","IMG2":"","IMG3":"","IMG4":"","IMG5":"","IMG6":"","IMG7":"","IMG1_THUMB":"1718923446_thumb_royal-canadian-air-force-uniform_1.jpg","IMG2_THUMB":"","IMG3_THUMB":"","IMG4_THUMB":"","IMG5_THUMB":"","IMG6_THUMB":"","IMG7_THUMB":""}X
Royal Canadian Air Force Uniform
This artifact is a Royal Canadian Air Force Uniform. This uniform belonged to Danny Sharpe c.1943.
Before Canada officially created its own air force, many served in the Royal Air Force as part of the British Empire during the First World War. After the war, between 1919 and 1924, Canada wasn’t sure about creating a policy to govern the field of aviation, and an Air Board was created as an interim measure. A Canadian Air Force (CAF) was created with wartime flyers and surplus British aircraft. On April 1st, 1924, the air service was renamed the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). When Canada joined the Second World War in 1939, William Lyon MacKenzie King supported a major air training scheme with a large component in Canada. The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan led the way to expanding the RCAF. They would engage in the thick of the war. By the end of the war, the RCAF was the fourth-largest allied air force. From the Canadian War Museum “Between 1939 and 1945, the Royal Canadian Air Force enlisted 232,000 men and 17,000 women and operated 86 squadrons, including 47 overseas. Canadians flew bomber, fighter, reconnaissance, transport, and other missions around the world. Tens of thousands of Canadian air crew also served with Britain’s Royal Air Force and Canadian fighter aircraft participated in the epic Battle of Britain in 1940. For the rest of the war, Canadian fighter-bombers attacked coastal areas in German-occupied Europe while Canadian heavy bombers struck targets much further inland. In addition, Canadian maritime patrol bombers based in Canada, Newfoundland, Iceland, and Britain fought German submarines. By 1945, the R.C.A.F. had grown to be the world’s fourth-largest air force. More than 17,000 Canadian airmen perished during the war.”
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