Private Morris Zakaluk recalled that “it was a ride to enjoy.” But as they neared their objective, “I could see puffs of smoke in the air between hundreds of planes,” he recalled, “anti-aircraft shells exploding and tracers arcing their way into the sky,” mixed with “b...
Eventually he joined the Canadian navy during World War Two. As Bud would say about finding his place in the universe “nothing would stick”. After the navy he hung out with his brothers in Oregon where he met my Mom, Corinne McLean. Corinne was originally born in Wisconsin. Her family ...
The red-and-white water bomber will be pulled up onto the Coast Guard base near the World War II hangars where it was originally converted into a water bomber. A slow overland move to the museum will follow. How the Philippine Mars will make the journey to the Pima Air and Space Museum...
During world War ll, the Royal Canadian Air Force did not consider women as pilots and Marion ended up flying for the Air Transport Auxiliary (A T A) of the British Royal Air Force. The women would fly new planes to where they were needed for the war. After the War she returned to ...
While the visual narrative of both migration agencies did not visually reproduce the very distinctive policies created in the reaction to the two refugees’ – the Afghanis’ and Ukrainians’ refugees’ “crises”, it does reinforce the political message of support for Ukraine in the ongoing war ...
“Okay, we’ll go” — they set about reversing their fortunes in the Second World War. More than 10,000 Canadian sailors and 15,000 Canadian troops were involved and, according to the Department of National Defence, they suffered a total of 1,074 casualties on that day alone. And after...
He was admitting the Liberal government, after opening up migration volumes to extraordinary levels, took too long to slow down the recent rush of newcomers: three million in just three years. And some of those new arrivals have been making their way across the U.S. border, much to the in...
European airlines are among the most affected, having to reroute planes on hours-long detours to reach Asia and parts of the Middle East. But Canadian carriers are impacted too, with planes en route to East Asia and South Asia forced to skirt around Russian airspace daily, and no sign...
When Allen released his memoir, he allowed “60 Minutes” inside his home on Lake Washington, across the water from Seattle, revealing collections that ranged from the guitar Jimi Hendrix played at Woodstock to vintage war planes and a 300-foot yacht with its own submarine. ...
Warhol is known for being a leading figure in the pop art movement, using mediums like silkscreening, painting, photography and film. He captured the essence of celebrity culture and consumerism in his work. He famously stated that in the future, “everyone will be world-famous for 15 mi...