by Malcolm Kelly
One of the great statistical mysteries of life in Bomber Command finds the two most dangerous times for aircrew were in the first five or last five of the required 30 operations to finish a tour. Rookie crews (Sprogs) seem to make sense. They hadn’t had time to learn the […]
Malcolm recently sat down with the June Beach and Beyond podcast to talk about the experience of rookie airmen in the Second World War, and how rooted Sprog is in that history. Be sure to subscribe and listen to the other great podcasts from the Juno Beach Centre!
Robert J. Middleton, who died on Wednesday morning at 98 years old, grew up in a hard-working east end neighbourhood of Toronto, down by Coxwell Avenue, and Dundas Street. An athletic youth, he was consumed and enthralled by the exploits of aviation pioneers, including Lindberg, Wop May, Amelia Earhart, and […]