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Canadians and the Global War in the Air
​Sources

Primary Documents and Official Accounts:
 
AHQ 74: Offensive Air Support of First Canadian Army During Operations in North-West Europe (5 July 1955)
http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/rep-rap/ahqrd-drqga-eng.asp?txtType=3&RfId=263
 
See Also:
Historical Section of the R.C.A.F., The R.C.A.F. Overseas, Volume 1: The First Four Years. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1944.
(Available online as a PDF.)
http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/docs/RCAF_Overseas_vol1_e.pdf
 
Historical Section of the R.C.A.F., The R.C.A.F. Overseas, Volume 2: The Fifth Year. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1945.
(Available online as a PDF.)
http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/docs/RCAF_Overseas_vol2_e.pdf
 
Historical Section of the R.C.A.F., The R.C.A.F. Overseas, Volume 3: The Sixth Year. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1949.
(Available online as a PDF.)
http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/his/docs/RCAF_Overseas_vol3_e.pdf
 
Internet Resources:
 
Veterans Affairs Canada – The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Basic information on BCATP that shows how the plan changed communities including social effects:
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/second-world-war/british-commonwealth-air-training-plan
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/historical-sheets/britcom

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Books and Monographs:
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Fred Hatch, Aerodrome of Democracy: Canada and the British Commonwealth Air Traijning Plan 1939-1945.  Ottawa: Supply and Services Canada, 1983.

Ted Barris, Behind the Glory: The Plan that Won the Allied Air War, Toronto: McMillan, 1992.

W.A.B. Douglas, The Creation of a National Air Force: The Official History of the Royal Canadian Air Force, volume II.  Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1986, Part 2.

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​Historians Perspectives:

Introductory articles available online:
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Legion Magazine: Canadian Military History in Perspective Series
The Battle Over Britain: Army, Part 3
November 1, 1995 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/1995/11/the-battle-over-britain/
 
Standing Up To The Blitz: Army, Part 4
January 1, 1996 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/1996/01/standing-up-to-the-blitz/
 
TAF Over Normandy: Army, Part 24
January 1, 1999 by Terry Copp
https://legionmagazine.com/en/1999/01/taf-over-normandy/
 
Canadian Content in the RAF: Air Force, Part 7
January 1, 2005 by Hugh A. Halliday
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2005/01/canadian-content-in-the-raf/
 
Hunting U-boats from the Air: Air Force, Part 15
May 1, 2006 by Hugh A. Halliday
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2006/05/hunting-u-boats-from-the-air/
 
The Battle of Britain: Air Force, Part 17
September 1, 2006 by Hugh A. Halliday
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2006/09/the-battle-of-britain/
 
Airmen Over Arnhem: Air Force, Part 29
October 10, 2008 by Hugh A. Halliday
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2008/10/airmen-over-arnhem/
 
Clearing the Channel: Air Force, Part 33
June 25, 2009 by Hugh A. Halliday
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2009/06/clearing-the-channel/
 
Greek Tragedies: Air Force, Part 51
June 4, 2012 by Hugh A. Halliday
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2012/06/greek-tragedies-air-force-part-51/
 
Far East Flyers
March 28, 2014 by Hugh A. Halliday
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2014/03/far-east-flyers/
 
Snakes, Lice and Japanese Aircraft
May 28, 2014 by Hugh A. Halliday
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2014/05/snakes-lice-and-japanese-aircraft/
 
Legion Magazine: Canada & the Victoria Cross Series
 
The Airmen of ’44: Part 17 of 18
September 1, 2006 by Arthur Bishop
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2006/09/the-airmen-of-44/
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