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NOW IN OUR LIBRARY ~ THE SCHNEIDER TROPHY RACES
The Schneider Trophy, the common name for the Coupe d’Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider, was awarded annually to the winner of a race for seaplanes and flying boats. The trophy itself is now found in the Science Museum in London. In 1912, Jacques...
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FROM THE GALLERY- DID YOU KNOW THE AIR FORCE HAD A NAVY?
This surprising and interesting story begins in 1929, when the then very young RCAF approached the Dept. of Oceans and Fisheries for advice on the type and size of boats the air force required at the time. The air force requirement was for a vessel capable of carrying...
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THE WICKENBY NEWSLETTER ~ AUGUST
This is another of our series: the Wickenby Register Newsletter. The newsletters were printed twice yearly; they include information about 12 Squadron RAF, memories of service men and women, the occasional recipe, stories of times past… But perhaps the thing that...
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