![Ground crew servicing a Canso at Reykjavik, Iceland, September 1944.[PHOTO: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—E005176199]](http://legionmagazine.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Halliday-1-e005176199-480x270.jpg)
One of the most conspicuous aspects of the Lost Legion—the Royal Canadian Air Force personnel who served outside of RCAF units during the Second World War—is the remoteness of many locations. From tiny, dusty airstrips to frigid radar stations, these Canadians gained little attention while helping to win the war.
READ MORE![Tanks of the Fort Garry Horse prepare for a noon attack from Bretteville-le-Rabet, France, August 1944. [PHOTO: DONALD I. GRANT, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA113658]](http://legionmagazine.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CoppSLIDER-480x270.jpg)
While the Canadians fought towards Falaise, the Americans—to the west—were advancing more quickly. By the evening of Aug. 8 it was clear the Germans had failed in their attempt to cut off General George S. Patton’s 3rd U.S. Army with an attack through Mortain to the Normandy coast.
READ MORE![HMCS St. Croix [ILLUSTRATION: RONALD WEYMAN, CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM—19710261-5628]](http://legionmagazine.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Milner-1-19710261-5628-480x270.jpg)
The failure to stem the U-boat assault in the St. Lawrence was an embarrassment to the Royal Canadian Navy and the government in 1942.
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With the possible exception of the first two years of the First World War and the Korean War, governments of Canada have historically spared no effort to make sure its soldiers, sailors and airpersons went to war with the best equipment possible.
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During the Second World War, Royal Canadian Air Force squadrons flew many types of aircraft in a variety of roles. Looking over this history, it is worth noting that no Canadian squadron operated in the medium-bomber role closely identified with tactical bombing. The greater part of RCAF personnel operating overseas in Mitchell medium bombers did so as members of Royal Air Force squadrons.
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ILLUSTRATION: DAVID JUNKIN Andrew is hiding inside his jacket. He’s hunched over, clutching his gut, clearly in distress. He keeps his head down, his face obscured by a ball cap with an overly large bill. An early arrival, he’s snagged the chair in the corner across from the door, the safest chair in the room….
Operation Totalize was the first major action carried out by First Canadian Army in the Second World War and a great deal of attention was paid to documenting every aspect of the Aug. 8-10, 1944, battle.
It is often mentioned that 60 per cent of all Royal Canadian Air Force personnel overseas during the Second World War served in Royal Air Force units. This “fact” requires some explanation and qualification. It would probably be more accurate to say that, at one time or another, 60 per cent of RCAF personnel abroad served some part of their careers in RAF units.
Drippy, itchy, scratchy, wheezy, weepy, sneezy and... ![Pilot Officer A.W. Bell, PO D.S. Lave, Flying Officer H.W. Middleton and FO N.F. Wenzel pose next to a Hudson while serving in Iceland with a RAF meteorological squadron. [PHOTO: NATIONAL DEFENCE—PL33820]](http://legionmagazine.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/HallidayBIG-200x191.jpg)
One of the most conspicuous aspects of the Lost Legion—the Royal Canadian Air Force personnel who served outside of RCAF units during the Second World War—is the remoteness of many locations. From tiny, dusty airstrips to frigid radar stations, these Canadians gained little attention while helping to win the... ![Tanks of the Fort Garry Horse prepare for a noon attack from Bretteville-le-Rabet, France, August 1944. [PHOTO: DONALD I. GRANT, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA113658]](http://legionmagazine.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/CoppBIG-200x191.jpg)
While the Canadians fought towards Falaise, the Americans—to the west—were advancing more quickly. By the evening of Aug. 8 it was clear the Germans had failed in their attempt to cut off General George S. Patton’s 3rd U.S. Army with an attack through Mortain to the Normandy... ![HMCS St. Croix [ILLUSTRATION: RONALD WEYMAN, CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM—19710261-5628]](http://legionmagazine.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/MilnerBIG-19710261-5628-200x191.jpg)
The failure to stem the U-boat assault in the St. Lawrence was an embarrassment to the Royal Canadian Navy and the government in 1942. Indeed, it was the clearest manifestation that Mackenzie King’s government and its fleet were not ready for a shooting... ![Fort Meigs [PHOTO: ELIZABETH RAYMOND, FORT MEIGS]](http://legionmagazine.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1812JournalBIG-200x191.jpg)
The War of 1812 lasted from the American declaration of war on Great Britain in June 1812 to the ratification of the Treaty of Ghent in February 1815. Each article in our Then & Now Journal consists of two parts. The “Then” portion describes events of the war in the same two-month time frame... 
With the possible exception of the first two years of the First World War and the Korean War, governments of Canada have historically spared no effort to make sure its soldiers, sailors and airpersons went to war with the best equipment possible. We may bemoan the fact that the First Division went to war in 1915 with the inadequate Ross Rifle, but by the same token, Canadian battalions had far more light machine guns than did their British counterparts by... 
