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- Spatial Coverage is exactly "Manitoba--Rivers"
Seven airmen holding Stalag 12 sign
Rivers, Manitoba Canada. Colin Wood is third from left.
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Tags: RCAF Rivers; training
Interview with Gerald Taylor
Interview with Maurice William Marriott
Tags: 110 Squadron; 1654 HCU; 21 OTU; aircrew; Anson; C-47; crewing up; forced landing; Gee; Heavy Conversion Unit; Initial Training Wing; Lancaster; navigator; Operational Training Unit; RAF Harrogate; RAF Leicester East; RAF Llandwrog; RAF Mingaladon; RAF Moreton in the Marsh; RAF Wigsley; RCAF Rivers; training; Wellington
David Geach's flying log book for aircrew other than pilot
Tags: 115 Squadron; 1665 HCU; 1678 HCU; 30 OTU; 623 Squadron; 7 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; Anson; anti-aircraft fire; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); Bolingbroke; bomb aimer; bombing; Bombing and Gunnery School; Heavy Conversion Unit; Ju 88; killed in action; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 2; Lincoln; Me 110; mine laying; Operational Training Unit; prisoner of war; propaganda; RAF Downham Market; RAF Halfpenny Green; RAF Hixon; RAF Upwood; RAF Waterbeach; RAF Witchford; RAF Woolfox Lodge; RCAF Rivers; shot down; Stirling; training; Wellington
Dinner Menu, Rivers, Manitoba
Tags: aircrew; mess; navigator; RCAF Rivers
Maurice Marriott's flying log book for aircrew other than pilot
Frederick Edwards' Royal Canadian Air Force flying log book for aircrew other than pilot
Tags: 101 Squadron; 16 OTU; 1668 HCU; 78 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; Anson; bombing; bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945); bombing of Helgoland (18 April 1945); C-47; Halifax; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 2; Lancaster Mk 3; navigator; Operation Exodus (1945); Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945); Operational Training Unit; RAF Bottesford; RAF Breighton; RAF Carnaby; RAF Halfpenny Green; RAF Ludford Magna; RAF Upper Heyford; RCAF Rivers; training; Wellington
RCAF Rivers
Tags: aerial photograph; Anson; Cornell; Harvard; RCAF Rivers; runway; training
Sam Saunders, Astronomical Navigator and Hospital Patient
Photo 2 is Sam in hospital.
Photo 3 is six men and two nurses sat on an ambulance.
Photo 4 is Sam smoking a pipe looking out from his bed.
Photo 5 is Sam on a…
Tags: aircrew; navigator; RCAF Rivers
Sam Saunders's flying log book
Tags: 128 Squadron; 15 OTU; 16 OTU; 216 Squadron; 38 Squadron; 40 Squadron; 627 Squadron; 692 Squadron; Air Observers School; aircrew; Anson; Battle; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing; Bombing and Gunnery School; C-47; Hudson; mine laying; Mosquito; navigator; Operational Training Unit; Oxford; Proctor; RAF Graveley; RAF Harwell; RAF Hendon; RAF Marham; RAF Oakington; RAF Shallufa; RAF Upper Heyford; RAF Wyton; RCAF Rivers; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington
Canadian Railways and RCAF Rivers
Photo 1 is an airman on a freight wagon ladder, captioned 'Arthur'.
Photo 2 is an airman standing on the roof of a freight wagon.
Photo 3 is a steam engine.
Photo 4 is a grain elevator at the side of the…
Tags: aircrew; navigator; RCAF Rivers; training
Anson damaged by hailstones
Tags: Anson; RCAF Rivers
Native Canadian and two Train Tickets
Item 1 is a photo of a native Canadian standing and wearing traditional costume.
Item 2 is a train ticket from Rivers to Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Item 3 is a train ticket from Rivers to Winnipeg.
Tags: First nation
Aircrew and The Taits - Shediac NB
Photo 1 is 11 airmen arranged in three rows. The caption reads 'Waiting at the station - ready for home. Rivers, Man'.
Photo 2 is a large house, captioned 'The Taits - Shediac NB'.
Tags: aircrew; RCAF Rivers; training
Rivers Man - Sports Day Parade and Airmen
Photo 1 and 3 are airmen dressed up with signs about training. Two men are on horses in photo 3.
Photo 2 is seven airmen, captioned 'Waiting for the train from Brandon, Man'.
Photo 4 is six airmen sitting on the…
Tags: aircrew; RCAF Rivers; sport; training
Airmen and Rivers Airbase
Tags: aerial photograph; aircrew; RCAF Rivers; training
Rivers and Winnipeg
Photo 1 and 3 are aerial views of Rivers.
Photo 2 is an aerial view of the base at Rivers.
Photo 4, 5 and 6 are Ansons at the airfield.
Photo 7 is the Pavilion at Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg.
Photo 8 is a view of…
Tags: aerial photograph; aircrew; Anson; RCAF Rivers; training
Dennis Moore's flying log book. One
Tags: 12 OTU; 15 Squadron; 1653 HCU; 218 Squadron; 52 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; Anson; bombing; C-47; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Lancastrian; navigator; Operational Training Unit; RAF Chedburgh; RAF Chipping Warden; RAF Feltwell; RAF Methwold; RAF Mildenhall; RAF Shenington; RAF Wigtown; RCAF Rivers; Stirling; Sunderland; training; Wellington; York
Ron Riding's Royal Canadian Air Force observers and air gunners flying log book
Tags: 242 Squadron; 52 Squadron; Air Observers School; air sea rescue; aircrew; Anson; anti-aircraft fire; B-24; bale out; Battle; Bombing and Gunnery School; C-47; Cook’s tour; evading; Flying Training School; Halifax; Heavy Conversion Unit; Hudson; Lancaster; navigator; observer; Operational Training Unit; Oxford; prisoner of war; RAF Abingdon; RAF Blida; RAF Dishforth; RAF Lindholme; RAF Northolt; RAF Oakington; RCAF Caron; RCAF Rivers; Second Tactical Air Force; shot down; Stirling; submarine; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington; York
Battle, Steam Locomotive and Canadian Street Scenes
#1 is an air-to-air view of a Battle, starboard side, in flight.
#2 is a steam locomotive passing a water crane.
#3 is a Canadian street scene.
#4 is a 2nd Avenue, Rivers, Manitoba, looking east.
Tags: Battle
Rivers, Manitoba and an Airman
#1 is the town hall, a small building with a tower.
#2 is the post office with a flag pole.
#3 is an airman using a sextant to observe a sun shot.
Tags: aircrew; observer; RCAF Rivers; training
Airmen Working and Relaxing and a Church
#1 is an airman observing a sun shot using a sextant.
#2 is three airmen playing golf.
#3 is the Rivers United Church on corner of Main Street and 4th Avenue at the side of rail tracks.
#4 is four airmen…
Tags: aircrew; observer; RCAF Rivers; sport; training