• Night Madness by Richard R. Pyves. This is the true story of  Ron Pyves - a teenage tailgunner during WWII - and the fight for his life during and after the war.  A video introduction to the book can be seen at here. Copies can be purchased online at Chapters.
  • An unofficial site honouring the courageous men of the 434 "Bluenose" Squadron for the years 1943-1945.  http://www.rcaf434squadron.com -- An information site by Alan Soderstrom. "My Uncle, P/O C. V. Soderstrom served with 434 and unfortunately was killed while on an “Op” to Sterkrade Germany. During my research I accumulated a wealth of information on 434 and my uncle, however I realized there was no website providing enough documentation for researchers or relatives of the men whom served in 434 squadron. Therefore, I hope this will be a starting point to assist in research."

  • The Brave Life and Mysterious Death of a Canadian Airman -- Lost in War -- More than four years of research, family interviews and dogged detective work have produced this non-fiction book, a labour of love for author James Watt. "This is the story of Hinrik Guttormson, a young Icelandic-Canadian boy who fought and died over the skies of Europe during WWII". Read the promo of the book by following the link above.

  • The Canadian Veteran's Hall of Valour Official Site -- Hall of Valour    Mindful of all those heroic men and women war veterans who faced painful death and disablement in the submarine infested, freezing waters of the North Atlantic, or by being shot down over enemy territory or by facing painful death and disablement from enemy bombs, mortars, machine guns, land mines or artillery, Canadian Veterans' Hall of Honour Inc. are memorializing them in the Canada Veterans' Hall of Valour and the Canada Veterans' Book of Valour.

  • The Wartime Diaries of George V. Neale -- A Kiegie's Lament  Taken from the pages of his original diaries, written under the most extreme conditions and bound to his body for safe-keeping. For 664 days, Halifax Bomber Pilot George V. Neale spent time as a "guest" of the Luftwaffe in three different Prisoner of War camps. The diaries offer an insightful look into the lives of the "Kriegies" who adapted to their unfavourable surroundings and created their own culture. Contact and Book order information.

  • The Royal Canadian Air Force Memorial Museum -- http://www.rcafmuseum.on.ca  To help preserve our heritage and recognize the many Canadians who served and continue to serve in Canada’s Air Force, the RCAF Memorial Museum, located in Quinte West (Trenton) Ontario, was established in 1984, and was subsequently designated as the national Air Force museum. It is especially dedicated to the memory of those airmen and airwomen who gave their lives in both peace and war.


  • Bomber Crew.com -- http://www.bombercrew.com The sacrifices made by the men and women of Bomber Command are today largely unknown to most of Canada’s population, this site is an attempt to ensure that the struggles of allied airmen and the incredible odds they faced is duly recorded.

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  • 57 Rescue Canada -- RCAF Halifax LW170 -- http://www.57rescuecanada.com In August 1945 while on weather patrol, this aging bomber sprung a fuel leak and, while trying to return to base was forced to ditch off the Hebrides Islands west of Ireland. In the ensuing search and rescue operations the Halifax floated for 7 hours while the crew was rescued from their dinghy nearby. Late that afternoon LW170, one of the last RCAF combat Halifaxes to have survived the war and the scrapyard, sank gently out of sight into the deep.57 Rescue Canada, dedicated to preserving the Halifax and its international heritage, proposes to raise the financial support, through corporate and public sponsorship, to find and recover Halifax LW170.

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  • 460 Squadron RAAF -- www.460squadronraaf.comThis web site by Laurie Woods is dedicated to the aircrew of Bomber Command, and to all those mates who did not return, who served in the forefront of the war against the enemy for six long years, in which the squadrons were never withdrawn from operations. 
  • The 2nd World War Experience Centre -- www.war-experience.org  MISSION: To collect, document, preserve, exhibit and encourage access to the surviving material evidence and associated information of the men and women who participated in the war in whatever capacity whether military, civilian or conscientious objector.

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  • Lancaster Air Museum -- www.lancastermuseum.ca Honouring all those associated with Bomber Command during WWII and commemorating the activities of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. 

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  • 6 Group Flight Simulator -- 6 Group RCAF is a virtual flight simulator organization for the Combat Flight Simulator programs (CFS & CFS 2). It seeks to emulate and commemorate the World War II RCAF 6 Bomber Group of the Royal Air Force Bomber Command.

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  • 207 Squadron RAF Association -- Gateway to websites hosted by 207 Sqn RAF Association - as well as the huge 207 site these include the British & Commonwealth Air Unit Register, Aircrew & Groundcrew Search, WAAF Association, RAF Ex-POW Association and RAF Escaping Society (1945-95) websites.

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  • RAF Commands -- http://www.rafcommands.com/home.html These pages are a growing movement and equipment history of the squadrons and associated units forming RAF Commands during the period September 1939 to August 1945.
  • The Commonwealth War Graves Commission -- Debt of Honour Register-- This Register provides personal and service details and places of commemoration for the 1.7 million members of the Commonwealthforces who died in the First or Second World Wars.
  • RCAF Personnel -- Honours and Awards - 1939-1949 -- This index is a compilation of some 9,200 awards to roughly 8,300 RCAF personnel, announced between 1940 and 1949, for services during the Second World War. 
  • Veteran's Affairs Canada -- The Canadian Virtual War Memorial -- This site contains information about the graves and memorials of more than 116,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders who served valiantly and gave their lives for their country. 
  • Canadian Aviation Historical Society -- CAHS National Web Site -- Dedicated to the preservation of Canada’s flying heritage. With Chapters from Vancouver BC, to Halifax NS, the CAHS remains the primary source of information and research on Canada’s rich aviation history.

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  • 460 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force -- Bomber Command Web Site -- Information including history and aircraft of 460 Squadron, lists of operations and aircrews, aviation art and books written about the Squadron, which served with Bomber Command from 12th March, 1942 to 25th April, 1945.

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  • Doug Stallard's site -- Nova Scotia Air Force Fatalities-- A site by Doug Stallard, where you can request a list of Nova Scotia Canada airforce losses in WWII. This small book is a list of all Nova Scotians lost in World War 2. He also has links to other Nova Scotia and WWII sites.

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  • Premier Site for ETO Airwars -- Yankee 44 -- You will find an Internet Memorial to Missing Airmen, Operation Bodenplatte information; complete records of all wartime crashes identified; Surveys of crash-sites not yet determined; A biography of your Station Commander and a special memorial page for Captain Emerson and Major Preddy (Black Christmas). 

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  • Halifax Territory -- 57 Rescue -- These pages are dedicated to the preservation of the Handley-Page Halifax. Of the 6,178 four-engined heavy bombers built during the Second World War, all were scrapped. Now, only three incomplete specimens remain.

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  • Life Experiences During the Second World War -- The Second World War Experience Centre -- We at the Centre are concerned not only with prominent soldiers, sailors and airmen, but with the daily civilian and military experience of all manner of men, women and children in wartime.

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  • Association of Former Military Dependents --Canadian Air Force Brats Association This site is created to provide a central resource for former Canadian Air Force Brats. The site contains an alphabetical listing of all names listed in the database. There is information on over 200 individual bases that we have lived on. A listing by base of those BRATS who were stationed there is also provided. 

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  • The Canadia Air Force Training Museum -- CATP Museum is located in Brandon Manitoba Canada. The Museum's Mission: to commemorate the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan by telling its story, preserving its artifacts, and paying tribute to the more than 18,000 R.C.A.F. personnel who gave their lives during WWII.

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  • Airfields in Yorkshire -- Airfields-in-yorkshire.co.uk Today many of these airfields have been forgotten and returned to their original use as farmland. This site is a record of what remains of these airfields today.
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