CAHS Journal 59–2 (Summer 2021)
ISSN 1207 – 1978
Sole Survivor: No 61 Squadron Lancaster Pilot George Williams –
Shot Down While Gardening off Sweden
CAHS National President Gary Williams shares the story of his father’s career, highlighting his experience as a Bomber Command pilot during the Second World War, which included surviving being shot down while on a low-level mine-dropping operation.
Taking Flight: Trans-Canada Air Lines Radio Operator
Rita B. Schefter: How my Mother’s Work in Wartime Aviation Prepared Her For the Rest of Her Life
The daughter of an early female practitioner in the terra firma side of aviation communications technology looks back at her mother’s career. By Kathleen Hogan
Historical Snapshot: How the Concorde Came to Regina
Will Chabun documents the unique event and how it came to be.
Richmond Mayson, A Memoir: Four Months Flying the S.E.5a on No 74 Squadron, RAF in 1918
Well-known Saskatchewan aviation personality Richmond Mayson documented his impressions of the fighter pilot culture during the First World War. The document was buried in an archive until found and transcribed by Will Chabun. With additional photo research and captioning by Terry Higgins (CAHS) and Craig Simmonds (New Zealand).
With “Lancaster on a Mission " cover art by John Larder.