100K IN A DAY - Leg 13 (61-65km)
Flight Lieutenant (Flying Officer) Muriel Isabell Kerr Royal Canadian Air Force
Nursing Sister
On May 26th we will be walking a 5km stretch for F/Lt Kerr, who has no found family and was killed in 1959. She was from City of Sarnia
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Richard Garber joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1955.
He lost his life 12 years later, when the plane he was in crashed during a training flight, killing him and five other airmen.
Garber left behind his wife and their two children.
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Flying Officer Allan BundyโCanadaโs first Black combat pilot.
Bundy served with RCAF No. 404 Squadron in Europe during the #SWW . He overcame racial discrimination and broke down barriers for those who followed.
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The Saab Canada, Inc. ๐จ๐ฆ / Bombardier is the obvious choice for Canadaโs new AEW jet. Made in Toronto and Montreal, the GlobalEye delivers Canadian jobs and the best of Canadian/Swedish collaboration. #rcaf #canpoli Bill Blair James Bezan
Colleen Loustalot โ๏ธ WHen she wanted to attempt to break the sound Barrier, the USAF wouldn't lend her an F86 to do it.
THe RCAF on the other hand, gave her the only Canadair built Mk3 Sabre ever (modified for the Orenda engine) to do it.
FIrst pic of the actual aircraft with her in the cockpit,โฆ
For anyone interested in the history of #RAFKenley , a fascinating walk and talk with Linda Duffield from #KenleyRevival about connections to the Royal Canadian Air Force, who are celebrating their centenary Royal Canadian Air Force WW2 Airfields Archive
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In 1989, Major Dee Brasseur and Captain Jane Foster became the first women in the Royal Canadian Air Force (Royal Canadian Air Force) to qualify as CF-18 fighter pilots. โ๏ธ
We are proud to salute these trailblazing service members!
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The rumble from the RCAF was so strong I could feel it up in the press box! #WPGWhiteout