Showing 4811 results

Archival description
Only top-level descriptions
Print preview
Card view Table view
1108 results with digital objects Show results with digital objects
Royal Canadian Airforce Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot of Sgt Keefe, Raymond Augustus (Ray)
Item · 1943 - 1946
Raymond Augustus Keefe was born in Coley’s Point, Newfoundland, and joined the Royal Air Force in 1943 during World War II. He served as a Wireless Operator and Air Gunner on Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft. In June 1944, LAC Keefe was sent to #3 Wireless Training School in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he received training as a Wireless Operator until November of the same year. He was then promoted to Sergeant and sent to #7 Bombing and Gunnery School in Paulson, Manitoba, from December 1944 to January 1945 to train as an Air Gunner. In May 1945, Sgt. Keefe was sent to #5 Operational Training Unit in Boundary Bay, British Columbia, for air gunner training and practice exercises. He finished his training at #5 Operational Training Unit in Abbotsford, British Columbia, in July 1945, where he trained on Consolidated B-24 Liberators and North American Mitchells. Sgt. Keefe's logbook also includes his Royal Air Force Service and Release Record Book SAM2015.0009.002. The service book certifies that Sgt. Keefe served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 19 November 1943 to 21 January 1946 and was granted 81 days of leave on release.. SAM2015.0009.001
Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot's Log Book of F/O James, J.S- RCAF
Item · April, 1943 - April, 1956
Flying Officer James J.S. began his flight training in April 1943 at #313 Ferry Training Unit in North Bay, Ontario, on the Tiger Moth aircraft. He was then transferred to #13 Elementary Flying Training School in St. Eugene, Ontario, in July 1943 for flight training on Fleet Finch aircraft. In September 1943, F/O James was transferred to #5 Service Flying Training School in Brantford, Ontario, to train on the Avro Anson. In February 1944, he was transferred to #45 Transport Group RAF Ferry Command at Dorval, Quebec, where he flew B-25 Mitchell and Liberator aircraft. F/O James flew the B-25 Mitchell on exercises to various locations, such as the Azores (Portugal), Rabat-sale-kanitra Morocco, Cairo (Egypt), Karachi (Pakistan), Habaniya (Iraq), Lagens (Portugal), and Castel Benito (an airport of Tripoli created by the Italians in Italian Libya in the early 1930s, called RAF Castel Benito by the Allies after 1943). In August 1944, F/O James was posted to #313 Ferry Training Unit in North Bay, Ontario, for training on the Hudson aircraft and further training on the B-25 Mitchell. In April 1944, F/O James flew the C47 Douglas Dakota to Biskra (Algeria), Foggia (Italy), and various locations in England and Canada. In February 1945, F/O James was with #45 Transport Group RAFTC in Dorval, Quebec, flying C-47 Douglas Dakotas to various locations in the Middle East. F/O James' last entry in his logbook was on March 25, 1945, and his next entry is on October 28, 1955, to the 23rd of April 1955, where he was training on the Fairchild PT-26A Cornell, Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck, and DC-10s. F/O James was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force. F/O James's logbook also contains copies of flying orders, flying test results, and his yearly flying assessments. SAM.2013.0045.003
Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Logbook No 2. of Gibson, G.P W/CMDR
Item · 1940 - 1944
He began his career as a Naval Cadet in the Royal Canadian Navy. He served in Royal Roads (RCNC) as a Cadet Captain. He became a Midshipman RCN with seniority dated 05/07/1945. He underwent training with the Royal Navy in 1945. He was then appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant RCN with seniority dated 03/11/1947, and later as a Sub-Lieutenant RCN with the same seniority date. He was promoted to Lieutenant (P) RCN with seniority dated 20/05/1949. He also underwent training at H.M.S. Excellent for the RN Long Gunnery Course in 1954 and served in HMCS Shearwater for Gunnery Duties in 1956. He became a Lieutenant-Commander (P) (G) RCN with seniority dated 20/05/1957 and served in HMCS Bonaventure for VS-880 Squadron in 1959. He also served in HMCS Saskatchewan and HMCS Oriole, where he was in command from 1967-69. He was later released from service. The logbook contains information about the aircraft flown, operations and exercises carried out, flight duration, flight totals, certifications earned, bombing scores of damaged or destroyed targets, locational data, as well as details about the pilot, co-pilot, and passengers. It also includes a breakdown of the types of aircraft flown between 1939-42, distinguishing between bombers and fighters. Additionally, it provides records of flying assessments and yearly totals for 1941, along with an Aiming Point Photo taken during an attack on a V-1 flying bomb at Criel-Sur-Mer in France in July 1944. SAM.1998.15.1
Royal Air Force Pilot's Flying Log Book of Lt. Langman, Victor Michael
Item · 1940-1945
Lieutenant Langman was appointed as a Naval Airman 2/c RNVR on September 16th, 1940. He underwent training in H.M.S. St. Vincent for the #19 Pilot Course in 1940, followed by training in Collins Bay Aerodrome (Kingston ON) for the #31 Service Flying Training School in 1941. In 1942, he served in H.M.S. Grebe for 775 and 815 Squadrons. The following year, he served in H.M.S. Shah for 851 Squadron as Senior Pilot. He then served in H.M.S. Daedalus for 703 Squadron (Naval Air Sea Warfare Development Unit) as Senior Pilot in 1945.Victor Langman was inspired to fly airplanes himself when Alan Cobham brought his flying circus to Chingford and enjoyed a circuit.Langman was educated at Brighton College, where he enjoyed rugby and diving and volunteered for the Fleet Air Arm, joining HMS St Vincent as a Naval Airman 2nd Class in June 1940.Langman was a slow learner and it was 12 hours and 25 minutes before he was allowed his first solo flight in a Miles Magister.In the Spring of 1941 he undertook further training at Kingston, Ontario in the Fairey Battle.After courses and several sea passages, Langman flew as a passenger in a KLM Junkers 52 from Lagos to Cairo to join the Fleet Air Arm squadrons based at Dekheila, five miles west of Alexandria.At first Langman was disappointed to be appointed to 775 Naval Air Squadron employed on communications duties, but he quickly familiarised himself with the Middle East flying several aircraft types and experiencing a variety of emergencies. After flying with 815, Langman spent more time in the USA, learning fly the Grumman Avenger and joined 851 Naval Air Squadron flying from the escort carrier Shah in on operations in the Indian Ocean.Throughout Lieutenant Langman's career, he flew numerous aircraft including the Fairey Barracuda, Avro Anson, Miles M-14 Magister, Fairey Battle, Fairey Swordfish, Fairey Albacore, Junker, Short Stirling, Blackburn B-25 ROC, DE Havilland DH82B Queen Bee, Gloster Gladiator, Fairey Fulmar, and the TBM Turpon. During the first five years of his flying career, he served in multiple theaters of war, including Egypt and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). SAM.2019.0105.002
RCAF Flying Log Book for Aircrew Other than Pilot of OC Wood, H.L.
Item · 1963-01-15 - 1974-04-04
Officer Cadet H.L. Wood worked as a navigator on the Canadair CL-28 Argus stationed in Greenwood, Nova Scotia. He received his training at ANS Winnipeg and was later posted to RCAF Station Greenwood in 1963. As a navigator, OC Wood was one of the four crew members on the Argus, a long-range maritime patrol aircraft that was manufactured in Canada. The Argus was considered as the most advanced anti-submarine aircraft in the world when it was introduced in 1957 and was used by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). SAM.2019.0091.003
Department of National Defence Pilot's Log Book of LCdr. Langman V.M.
Item · 1961 - 1981
This logbook is the third and final volume that covers LCdr. Langman's service from 1961 to 1966, when he retired from military service and returned to the United Kingdom. It also covers his civilian flying from 1966 to 1981."Lieutenant-Commander RCN LCdr. Langman, V.M was appointed with seniority dated 01/01/1960. He served as a Senior Pilot for VS-880 Squadron in HMCS Bonaventure and HMCS Shearwater in 1961. Later that year, he served in HMCS Shearwater as Officer-in-Charge Aircrew Division. In 1964, he served in HMCS Stadacona on the Staff of Officer-in-Charge RCN Tactical Trainer. He retired on 16/08/1966. After his naval service, he worked with the UK Civil Aviation Authority and retired in 1983 as Director of Flight Crew Licensing. SAM.2019.0105.004
Pilot's Log Book of Mr. W.L.D. Farrell
Item · 1993-05-16 - 2001-12-17
Bill was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman (Officer Candidate) with the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR) in 1943, and in 1944, he was appointed as an A/Probationary Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) with the RCNVR. He served in HMCS Kings (Officer Training Establishment) in 1944 and was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) with the RCNVR in 1945. In the same year, he served in H.M.S. St. Vincent for training and then in RNAS Rattray for #85 Observer Course. He also served in HMCS Warrior for 825 Squadron in 1946. In 1946, he was appointed as a Lieutenant (O) (Temp.) with the RCNVR and then transferred to the RCN through Short Service Appointment commencing 10/08/1946. In 1948, he was appointed as a Lieutenant (O) (SSA) with the RCN, serving in Magnificent for 19 Carrier Air Group as an Observer in 825 Squadron. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Maritime Warfare School as a Naval Air member of Staff and in USS Palau for ASW Training. During the Korean War, he served in HMCS Iroquois in 1953. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander with the RCN in 1954 and served in HMCS Cornwallis for Instructional Duties. He also served in HMCS Lanark in temporary command in 1958 and in HMCS Stadacona as First Lieutenant-Commander in 1963. In 1967, he retired from service. Bill was a colourful aviator who trained on Fairey Barracudas and Fairey Swordfish biplanes in Scotland at the end of WWII. He was posted to Canada's first aircraft carrier, HMCS Warrior, from where he flew Fairey Firefly fighter-bombers. Later, he flew from Canada's second carrier, HMCS Magnificent. During the Korean War, he served aboard the destroyer Iroquois. After retiring from the Navy, he worked as an administrator at Moirs and then at the local hospital before returning to aviation. He flew light twins for several years from Kelly Lake airport, performing duties such as ambulance flights and beach landing on Sable Island. Later, he flew Beaver aircraft into remote strips of Labrador and Newfoundland. When the company he worked for folded, he resumed work as an instructor at the Shearwater Flying Club. He took part in the annual Spruce Budworm spraying operations in New Brunswick, flying Grumman Avenger aircraft until an engine failure caused him to crash into the bush, demolishing all of the aircraft. However, he emerged unscathed from the cockpit. Bill was an ardent advocate for naval aviation and served as an editor for the Shearwater Aviation Museum's periodical. He also spearheaded a battle to preserve the Shearwater airport. A proud Canadian and a true patriot, Bill spent his final years attempting to persuade government authorities to re-equip our navy with a carrier-based task force to take part in UN and NATO operations. In his last days, he took on the cause of Omar Kadr and lent his talented pen in defence of national and international issues. SAM.2009.0018.001
Royal Canadian Air Force Pilots Flying Logbook of LCdr. Farrell, W.L.D.
Item · 1966-06-12 - 1977-09-17
Bill was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman (Officer Candidate) with the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR) in 1943, and in 1944, he was appointed as an A/Probationary Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) with the RCNVR. He served in HMCS Kings (Officer Training Establishment) in 1944 and was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) with the RCNVR in 1945. In the same year, he served in H.M.S. St. Vincent for training and then in RNAS Rattray for #85 Observer Course. He also served in HMCS Warrior for 825 Squadron in 1946. In 1946, he was appointed as a Lieutenant (O) (Temp.) with the RCNVR and then transferred to the RCN through Short Service Appointment commencing 10/08/1946. In 1948, he was appointed as a Lieutenant (O) (SSA) with the RCN, serving in Magificent for 19 Carrier Air Group as an Observer in 825 Squadron. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Maritime Warfare School as a Naval Air member of Staff and in USS Palau for ASW Training. During the Korean War, he served in HMCS Iroquois in 1953. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander with the RCN in 1954 and served in HMCS Cornwallis for Instructional Duties. He also served in HMCS Lanark in temporary command in 1958 and in HMCS Stadacona as First Lieutenant-Commander in 1963. In 1967, he retired from service. Bill was a colourful aviator who trained on Fairey Barracudas and Fairey Swordfish biplanes in Scotland at the end of WWII. He was posted to Canada's first aircraft carrier, HMCS Warrior, from where he flew Fairey Firefly fighter-bombers. Later, he flew from Canada's second carrier, HMCS Magnificent. During the Korean War, he served aboard the destroyer Iroquois. After retiring from the Navy, he worked as an administrator at Moirs and then at the local hospital before returning to aviation. He flew light twins for several years from Kelly Lake airport, performing duties such as ambulance flights and beach landing on Sable Island. Later, he flew Beaver aircraft into remote strips of Labrador and Newfoundland. When the company he worked for folded, he resumed work as an instructor at the Shearwater Flying Club. He took part in the annual Spruce Budworm spraying operations in New Brunswick, flying Grumman Avenger aircraft until an engine failure caused him to crash into the bush, demolishing all of the aircraft. However, he emerged unscathed from the cockpit. Bill was an ardent advocate for naval aviation and served as an editor for the Shearwater Aviation Museum's periodical. He also spearheaded a battle to preserve the Shearwater airport. A proud Canadian and a true patriot, Bill spent his final years attempting to persuade government authorities to re-equip our navy with a carrier-based task force to take part in UN and NATO operations. In his last days, he took on the cause of Omar Kadr and lent his talented pen in defence of national and international issues. SAM2009.0018.001
Royal Air Force Flying Logbook for Navigators, Air Bombers, Air Gunners, Flight Engineers of Lt. (O) Farrell, W.L.D
Item · 1945-11-19 - 1952-02-06
Bill was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman (Officer Candidate) with the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR) in 1943, and in 1944, he was appointed as an A/Probationary Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) with the RCNVR. He served in HMCS Kings (Officer Training Establishment) in 1944 and was appointed as a Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) with the RCNVR in 1945. In the same year, he served in H.M.S. St. Vincent for training and then in RNAS Rattray for #85 Observer Course. He also served in HMCS Warrior for 825 Squadron in 1946. In 1946, he was appointed as a Lieutenant (O) (Temp.) with the RCNVR and then transferred to the RCN through Short Service Appointment commencing 10/08/1946. In 1948, he was appointed as a Lieutenant (O) (SSA) with the RCN, serving in Magificent for 19 Carrier Air Group as an Observer in 825 Squadron. He served in HMCS Stadacona for Maritime Warfare School as a Naval Air member of Staff and in USS Palau for ASW Training. During the Korean War, he served in HMCS Iroquois in 1953. He was appointed as a Lieutenant-Commander with the RCN in 1954 and served in HMCS Cornwallis for Instructional Duties. He also served in HMCS Lanark in temporary command in 1958 and in HMCS Stadacona as First Lieutenant-Commander in 1963. In 1967, he retired from service. Bill was a colourful aviator who trained on Fairey Barracudas and Fairey Swordfish biplanes in Scotland at the end of WWII. He was posted to Canada's first aircraft carrier, HMCS Warrior, from where he flew Fairey Firefly fighter-bombers. Later, he flew from Canada's second carrier, HMCS Magnificent. During the Korean War, he served aboard the destroyer Iroquois. After retiring from the Navy, he worked as an administrator at Moirs and then at the local hospital before returning to aviation. He flew light twins for several years from Kelly Lake airport, performing duties such as ambulance flights and beach landing on Sable Island. Later, he flew Beaver aircraft into remote strips of Labrador and Newfoundland. When the company he worked for folded, he resumed work as an instructor at the Shearwater Flying Club. He took part in the annual Spruce Budworm spraying operations in New Brunswick, flying Grumman Avenger aircraft until an engine failure caused him to crash into the bush, demolishing all of the aircraft. However, he emerged unscathed from the cockpit. Bill was an ardent advocate for naval aviation and served as an editor for the Shearwater Aviation Museum's periodical. He also spearheaded a battle to preserve the Shearwater airport. A proud Canadian and a true patriot, Bill spent his final years attempting to persuade government authorities to re-equip our navy with a carrier-based task force to take part in UN and NATO operations. In his last days, he took on the cause of Omar Kadr and lent his talented pen in defence of national and international issues. SAM2009.0018.001
Jerome H. Barkow’s Mental Health Research
Fonds · 1981-1983
Fonds consists of Jerome Barkow’s typed research notes (1981-1983); drafts of report chapters (1981-1982?), correspondence with information sources (1979-1982); statistical tables comparing services between facilities and between counties in NS and between NS and Saskatchewan (compiled 1981-1982); photocopies and microfiche copies of professional articles; mental health facilities’ brochures / guides / annual reports from NS, Ontario and Saskatchewan (1976-1980); discussion notes and minutes of the Advisory Committee (1981-1982); example patient case histories (collected 1981-1982); and schedules for consultation and public meetings around the province (1981-1982). Dr. Barkow’s research method included interviewing staff at NS mental health and child welfare agencies, local police agencies, family court judges, clergy, members of volunteer organizations (i.e. Big Brothers/Big Sisters), teachers, and parents. He also held 8 public consultation meetings across the province and met regularly with the Health Department’s Advisory Committee. His typed notes include these interviews and public meetings, as well as “To Do” lists, notes from his background reading of the medical profession’s literature, and his points for discussion at the Advisory Committee meetings. Some of the correspondence is addressed to Dr. F.R. Townsend, Director of Mental Health Services for the NS Dept. of Health, and member of the Advisory Committee, who requested information from the medical facilities prior to the start of Barkow’s work.