Murray Peden: 2 books
A Thousand Shall Fall
The True Story of a Canadian Bomber Pilot in World War Two
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2003
During World War II, Canada trained tens of thousands of airmen under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Those selected for Bomber Command operations went on to rain devastation upon the Third Reich in the great air battles over Europe, but their losses were high. German fighters and anti-aircraft...
by Murray Peden
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2003
On February 20, 1959, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker announced to the House of Commons the cancellation of the CF-105 Arrow. Its development costs to that time were $340 million. The Arrow was to be the world’s unsurpassed interceptor aircraft. Yet within two months of the Prime Minister’s announcement,...