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June 6, 1944: Canadian troops come ashore at Juno Beach.

D-Day confidential: How four Canadian soldiers made it through their longest day

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Today marks 75 years since soldiers — including 14,000 Canadians — stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. They included a Nova Scotia fisherman, a Quebec labourer, an Ottawa civil servant, and an Alberta farmer. Read their eyewitness accounts in this article from The Globe and Mail , and watch a short video from Jim Parks of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles — who was among those storming Juno Beach.

The advertising published by the Québec daily Le Soleil to publicise the visit of the Lancaster from No. 425 Squadron (Alouette) to RCAF Station L’Ancienne-Lorette in August 1945. Anon. “Le fameux Lancaster ‘P’ pour Pierre à Québec.” Le Soleil, 13 August 1945, 8.

A somewhat forgotten aspect of the history of No. 425 Squadron (Alouette), Part 2

Rénald Fortier

Good day again, my reading friend, and welcome to the second part of this special edition of our blog / bulletin / thingee. Do you need a quick reminder before going re-seizing the thread of our story? No? I am very glad. Well, read now, if you wish to do so course. On 19 July 1945, the new Minister of National Defence for Air, Colin William George Gibson, announced that Canadian-manufactured Avro Lancaster four engine heavy bombers from Canadian squadrons would be traveling across the country

Members of No. 425 Squadron (Alouette) celebrating Victory in Europe Day, Tholthorpe, England, May 1945. Library and Archives Canada, PL-43999.

A somewhat forgotten aspect of the history of No. 425 Squadron (Alouette), Part 1

Rénald Fortier

Good day, my reading friend, and welcome to a special edition of our blog / bulletin / thingee. Three quarters of a century after the Normandy landings of June 1944, yours truly would like to highlight a somewhat forgotten aspect of the history of No. 425 Squadron (Alouette), Royal Canadian Air Force. Indeed, I intend to examine the 127-day period (1 May-5 September 1945) during which this famous unit received and used British-designed Avro Lancaster four engine heavy bombers made in Canada.

C.N.S.S. Storing ships - shelves of goods, Montreal, August 1942

Business & Economics

The Canadian economy and the Second World War

Kristy von Moos

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Canada’s economy underwent dramatic changes during the Second World War, as Britain looked overseas for new sources of food, lumber, minerals, and other resources. While the 1930s were dominated by the Great Depression, the outbreak of war spurred the greatest growth the country has ever known. Between 1939 and 1945, Canada’s gross national product (GNP) more than doubled.

A man in uniform sits in front of the Eiffel Tower.

Remembering life as an Air Force “brat”

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Technology

I grew up as the son of a serving member of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Although we were officially designated “dependents,” my brother and I have ever since been Air Force “brats” — a term that is shared only with great affection among all of us who shared that life. Dad wasn’t a pilot, but along with his team in Sabre Maintenance, he sure kept them flying. And I’ve never yet heard of a pilot who forgets to acknowledge his or her ground crew’s efforts. Growing up as brats, we certainly

Making sense of an Enigma

The Avro Arrow: Recovering a relic

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Last summer, a precious artifact — believed to be an early test model used in the Avro Arrow jet fighter program — was recovered from the bottom of Lake Ontario. Covered in zebra mussels from its years spent under the water, the artifact’s preservation requires enormous amounts of painstaking work from highly-trained conservators. Read about the recovery effort and the ongoing efforts to restore this artifact — which holds a special place in Canadian aviation history.

Hudson Strait Expedition Personnel of Base "C" - October 1927

The Hudson Strait Expedition: Looking beyond the prism of provenance

In honour of Archives Awareness Week (April 2-8), Ingenium is highlighting a few gems taken from our digital collection. In archives and museums, history is often told through the prism of provenance. This could mean that the history of the artifact is told from the point of view of the manufacturer that made the object, or by the company that used the object. Similarly in archives, we most often present records from the point of view of their creator or the last person to use them before they

Two young evacuee children from Great Britain, standing at Bonaventure Station, Montreal, Quebec. August 1941.

Social Science & Culture

Digital Archives: Canada's Guest Children during the Second World War

Kristy von Moos

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

In honour of Archives Awareness Week (April 2-8), Ingenium is highlighting a few gems taken from our digital collection. This text has been adapted from the Picturing the Past website, developed by the Canada Science and Technology Museum in 2006. As early as 1933, with Hitler’s rise to power, the British government began to plan for war with Germany. Many Britons were concerned, not only with the bombing of cities, but with the threat of military invasion and occupation by the German army. The

The Mystery Ship, a most remarkable sandwich shop near the airfield located near Bradenton, Florida, circa 1935. Anon., “Uit de Pers.” Het Vliegveld, 9 October 1935, 7.

The costliest sandwich shop on planet Earth, Part 1

Rénald Fortier

Greetings, gentle reader and welcome to the wonderful world of aviation and space. Yours truly is celebrating, or not, a birthday this month. Given this event of galactic proportion, I decided to abandon my usual anniversarial approach, if there is such an expression, for this month only of course, in order to pick a topic that tickled my funny bone. The photo above caught my attention a few years ago. I actually found it in two separate magazines, namely the June 1935 issue of the British