‘TIL WE MEET AGAIN
On September 19th of this year, the Vintage Wings of Canada open house featured the reunion of James “Stocky” Edwards and his Second World War Kittyhawk fighter. While Stocky received much-deserved acclaim…
SEVEN THOUSAND FEET AND FALLING
There was no sensation of falling. I seemed to be floating motionless in space as I heard the high-pitched scream of Rolls-Royce Merlin engines rapidly fading away into the cold blackness of the night….
Il tombe de sept milles pieds
Il y a 72 ans, dans la nuit du 16 au 17 janvier 1943, le sergent de section Andrew Carswell, âgé de 20 ans, éprouvait des sérieux ennuis. Il était le pilote et le commandant de l’Avro Lancaster WS-A (numéro de série RAF W4379) du 9e Escadron. Aux environs de la ville de Magdeburg…