Canada's Air Force: The Royal Canadian Air Force at 100

by David Bercuson

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was founded in 1924 as a sort of federal air service, carrying out civilian-type operations for Ottawa. In the Second World War, the RCAF grew to more than 200,000 personnel in overseas squadrons and performed virtually every type of mission, including bombing and hunting submarines. Over the decades since, the RCAF has tried valiantly to carry out its mission of defending Canada, even when starved of funds by...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487509367
• ISBN13: 9781487509361
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"