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Alan writes that he had 14 days leave. He writes from Vancouver and has visited Calgary and Banff.

Alan writes thanking his parents for their letters. He travelled to Calgary by train, then Banff and Lake Louise, then Vancouver. He spent a week in Vancouver looking at the tourist sites.

Alan thanks his parents for their letters and newspapers. He is about to be transferred to Ontario.

Glad that they were now receiving his mail. Reiterates that he written about his flying and passing his EFTS flying and exams. Writes that he was now at 5 FTS service flying training school flying twin engine aircraft. Writes about going to Vancouver…

View over river/lake of distant mountain. captioned 'Mt Rundle. Banff'.

View down railway tracks of distant mountain. Captioned 'Castle Mtn, Banff'.

Multi-storey hotel with mountains behind. Captioned 'Banff Springs Hotel'.

View of three mountain peaks across river in foreground. Captioned 'Three Sisters. Banff'.

Sign for the great divide with mountains behind. Post card.

Right page - left - view down tree lines street with mountain in the distant, Captioned 'street in Banff'.
Right - distant mountains.

Right page - left - am airman wearing tunic and side cap standing by a totem pole with building left and tree right. Captioned 'Wally Hammond and Totem'.
Right - airman standing in snow with mountain in the background. Captioned 'Me and mountain'.

Right page - left - a figure standing in a gateway with two storey building in the distance with mountains behind. Captioned 'RCMP head quarters Banff'.
Right - view across snowy ground to mountains in the distance.

Right page - left - view down town street of mountains in the distance. Captioned 'Banff high street and mount Rundle'.
Right view of mountains, captioned 'Banff'.

Right page - left - an airman wearing tunic and a side cap standing by a Tiger Moth. Captioned 'Hammond and steed'.
Right - an airman standing by a totem pole with building to left and trees to right. Captioned 'Totem Pole + I (Banff)(thats me on…

Four photographs, first shows a building set in mountains and trees, captioned 'Banff Hotel'.
Second is of a valley running through the mountains and forest, captioned 'CPR crossing Rockies'.
Third is an outdoor swimming pool captioned'…

He has had no mail and he is nearing the exam period. He has been doing a lot of flying. There has been a parade and an air show.

A letter referring to the night of the crash and George's subsequent escape via Switzerland. He was caught while trying to get to Spain and sent to Paris. After the war he worked for the post office in Calgary.

Top left - view across lake of distant snow covered mountains. Captioned 'Lake Minnewanka & Mt Giraid, Banff, 12.5.42'.
Top right - view down a lake with mountains left, right and in the distance. Captioned 'Lake Minnewanka & Fairholm Range, Banff,…

Top left - view down a town street with low buildings each side, mountain in the distance. Captioned 'Main street, Banff, Alta. Cascade Mt in background 25.4.42'.
Top right - view of river down a valley with mountains either side and in the…

Top - view of swimming pool with bathers in water. Pool surrounded by buildings. Captioned 'Hot springs baths, Banff, Alta'.
Left - two airmen wearing flying jackets standing in woods. Captioned 'Doug and Dickie, Woolfox Lodge 43'.
Right - and…

Top left - view along railway track of mountains in the distance.
Top right - Banff view with buildings either side, St. Paul's Presbyterian church to the right.
Bottom left - view across a wide valley of open country with mountains in the…

Top left - view down town street with cars parked on left and right and mountain in the background.
Top right - view of skiers in valley with trees either side.
Centre - group of men walking through snow with tree sin background and part of car…

Top left - an RAF corporal wearing tunic and holding rings. Behind a table with children on the far side, building in the background. Captioned 'Cpl Dudrenec sports day'.
Top right - a Royal Canadian Mounted Policemen in uniform standing in the…

Top - side view of a deer with antlers. Captioned 'Deer in Wainwright park, photo L H Cano'.
Bottom - view of lake with hills both sides, Captioned 'Lake Minnewanka, No 57'.

Top - view across open country of snow covered mountains in the far distance. Captioned 'Foothills of Rockies'.
Bottom - view across town surrounded by trees, with lakes and snow covered mountain range in the distance'. Captioned 'Banff'.