Our Aviation Museum complex here in Edmonton is also the home of The 418 City Of Edmonton RCAF Squadron museum.
418 performed night intruder ops against Germany and became one of the most highly decorated Squadrons of the war. Sadly most have passed on but in years past it was heart wrenching to see these proud veterans on parade for Remembrance Day and Battle of Britain Day ceremonies. What was truly inspiring were the rows of medals including numerous DFCs.
I am very proud to have had the honour of organizing and commanding many of those parades.
As part of our museum exhibits we have a static display Mosquito painted to represent one of their wartime mounts.
As a point of interest the cartoonist Al Capp approved their using his Li’l Abner characters as nose art on their planes.
You may want to Google the Alberta Aviation Museum Association for more info about our facility.
Did not realize you were from the Edmonton area, Robert Whitley. I've been up there 3 or 4 times for the Prairie Fire contest at Namao, and visited the museum several times. Any progress on the B-25 restoration?
My ol' Dad soloed in 1927 (Curtiss Jenny) and joined the USAAC in 1935 after college, with a degree in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering. He was a test pilot at Wright Field before and after WWII, and said he flew a Mosquito and some other Allied and captured planes, but he was bigger than most at 5'11" and didn't fit into some. He mostly flew B-17's and B-25's during the war....B-17's in Europe and B-25's in the Pacific. I'd bet that he really liked the Mosquito and would have jumped ship to the RAF if he'd had a chance to fly one earlier.
Thanks to Matt for posting the video links. It's a real thrill to hear one Merlin thunder overhead...two at once would be incredible!
Steve
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