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The Kriegie August 1986
News-sheet of the RAF ex-POW Association. This edition covers the large Canadian reunion of 1985 at Calgary, the Annual Dinner at Lords, Recco report of ex-POW activities, requests for help, Alan Bryett's lectures, the Association's AGM and annual…
Letter to HW Owen from George Thom
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.
Letter from Hedley Madgett to his parents
Writes from Medicine Hat thanking them for letters and asking them to continue writing; he is unable to reciprocate due to work load. Started flying Harvard and does not think it is worth waiting for next course on Oxford. Writes about flying,…
Hedley Madgett diary 1941
Daily entries for most of year 1941, First half of year entries cover events in England before joining Royal Air Force. Entry for May includes call up papers and travel to Stratford on Avon. June move to Scarborough. August to Wilmslow, sea journey…
Tags: aircrew; entertainment; Harvard; pilot; training
Deer and Lake Minnewanka
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'.
Bottom - view of lake with hills both sides, Captioned 'Lake Minnewanka, No 57'.
Tags: animal
Canadian scenes
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 right - a Royal Canadian Mounted Policemen in uniform standing in the…
Tags: sport
Banff National Park
Four photographs from an album, captioned 'Wild Bears No cages for these fellows'.
Photo 1 is an airman standing looking at a bear.
Photo 2 is a bear advancing to the camera.
Photo 3 is of two bears. Behind is a family of three adults and two…
Photo 1 is an airman standing looking at a bear.
Photo 2 is a bear advancing to the camera.
Photo 3 is of two bears. Behind is a family of three adults and two…
Tags: animal
Banff and RAF Woolfox Lodge
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…
Left - two airmen wearing flying jackets standing in woods. Captioned 'Doug and Dickie, Woolfox Lodge 43'.
Right - and…
Tags: aircrew; RAF Woolfox Lodge