Remarkable Career of Canadian Girl Flight Officer Eleanor Flint
The Ottawa born Flight Officer Eleanor G. Flint leads the Directorate of Repair and Maintenance statistics for the RCAF. A former artist and teacher, she became the first Canadian woman to qualify as an aero engine and airframe mechanic. Flint rose from chute packing to officer in charge of reporting on aircraft serviceability and overhaul, drawing on experience from Calgary to Ottawa. Her career spans training in the Women’s Division, aviation work with the American Navy engines, and a bold jump from a plane during a flying course in Los Angeles. Her family background blends preaching, art, and science, and she remains committed to serving Canada in uniform.
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RCAF
Eleanor G. Flint
Ottawa
Argyle Ave
Canada
Newfoundland
Flo. Flint
Los Angeles
Washington
Vaught Corsair Navy
Miss Flint
Red Cross
R.A.F. Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Canadian Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Women’s Division
Flin Flon
Air Force
Hagersville
London
R. Collings
R.C.A.F
Calgary
Montreal
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Banff
Seattle
Bellingham
Washington State
Chicago
New York
McGill University
Frank Flint
Toronto
W. J. Phillips
Old Bytown Market
Raincoats Made From Lime Stone Coke and Salt
Canadian servicemen and women now wear raincoats waterproofed with vinylite made from limestone coke and salt. Dominion chemists convert the raw materials into a polymerized vinyl resin which is dissolved and colored navy blue air force blue or khaki. The resin is applied to Army Wrens RCAF cloth using different base fabrics. Three textile firms weave the cloth, chemical firms coat it, and eight clothing manufacturers cut and sew garments.
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Dominion
Armed Services
Posthumous Victoria Cross Presented in Canada Investiture
Mrs. David E. Hornell of Toronto received the Victoria Cross from the governor-general at a mass investiture in Government House. The award honors her late husband, Fit. Lt. David E. Hornell, who was killed in the naval action last June when he sank a U boat.
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David E. Hornell
Toronto
Canada
Earl of Athlones
Government House
David E
Bud) Hornell
Powerful Allied Bomb Destroys Nazi Fortifications
A six ton Allied assault bomb with deep penetrating power drills into target fortifications, then releases a massive explosive charge. In attacks on Nazi defenses the weapon pierced 144 inches of concrete before the explosion.
Nylon stock requests and coin halves in early England
A historical note explains that sixty five yards of nylon could yield about 250 women’s stockings and that one standard 24 foot parachute required this length. It also mentions that in early England coins were sometimes cut in halves or quarters to make change.
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England
Allied doctors perform surgical miracles in Germany battle hospital
In a field hospital housed in an old school building, surgeons like Major D. S. Myers perform up to twenty operations daily on wounded soldiers from heavy fighting in Germany. They remove long sections of bowel and still see patients recover, while blood donations remain critically needed.
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Germany
D. S. Myers
Kingston
Myers
Robert Sinclair
Wilmington
N.C
Mosquito Preference Test by Army Aide Colors
Four soldiers observed mosquito attraction to white shirts black shirts khaki shirts and bare skin in a 30 second exposure. Mosquito counts were 4 on white 15 on black 30 on khaki and 90 on bare skin, showing strongest preference for exposed skin.
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U.S. Army
Gems of Thought Quotes and Moral Reflections
A collection of aphorisms on how to approach the future with faith and effort. Framed by a series of authors including Beecher Macdonald Browning Eddy Seneca and Jusserand, the lines urge present action, courage, and personal responsibility to shape what lies ahead.
Germans readied winter rocket bases in Norway and Denmark
A Stockholm despatch reported by the London Daily Mail says Germany is preparing a major winter rocket offensive from Norway and Danish bases to strike North American cities. It cites V type weapons, Mt Gaustad as a main site, cordoned zones, concrete halls, mountain railways, and similar works on Bornholm and Fanoe with explosions heard in southern Sweden.
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London Daily Mail
Stockholm
Norway
Mt. Gaustad
Bergen
Trondheim
Todt Construction Organization
Daily Mail
Bornholm
Fanoe
Sweden
Hard Peace for Germany Urged by the Allied Powers
The Washington Post argues for stern punishment of war criminals and strong Allied control to dismantle the Nazi party and military leadership. The piece endorses a harsh peace policy like Vansittart’s, aiming to deprive Germany of power while preserving prosperity.
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Nazi Party
Hitler
Versailles
Lord Vansittart
Washington Post
Royal Scot Leaves London for 392-Mile Edinburgh Run
The Royal Scot, the world’s oldest scheduled train, departs London each morning at 10 for a 392 mile trip to Edinburgh. This daily service has run for 96 years, highlighting a long-standing railway tradition.
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Royal Scot
London
Edinburgh
England Faces Widespread Destruction From Bombing
The writer notes that in Canada awareness of urban concentration and industrial shift helps imagine England where bombing has shattered homes and intensified the population move to factories. The piece reflects on the heavy impact of air raids on civilians and living conditions.
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Canada
England
Bamboo shoot can grow 24 inches in a day
A bamboo shoot has been observed to expand as much as 24 inches within 24 hours, illustrating remarkable rapid growth in this species.
Modernizing British School System Opens First Emergency Training School
England and Wales push toward the 1944 Education Act with dozens of emergency teacher colleges to train up to 70,000 instructors in 12 to 18 months as war damage and staffing shortages slow reforms. Scotland considers parallel legislation as costs rise to 80 million pounds annually by 1955 with improved pay on the horizon.
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England
Wales
R. A. Butler
Scotland
Commons
Canada
Britain's Salvaged Ships Lifted by Allied Salvage Teams
Britain rebuilt a fleet of about 2.5 million tons from 250 ships sunk by German forces. Salvage bases cleared harbors at Liverpool London and Glasgow and aided docks in the Mediterranean. Salvage crews refloated 170 hulks in the Mediterranean and supported the Normandy invasion by rescuing vessels and keeping channels open.
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Hitler
Britain
Iceland
Ceylon
Liverpool
London
Glasgow
Canada
United States
Mediterranean
Tobruk
Algiers
Bari
Valetta
Naples
Normandy
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Aeronautics
Saar
America
Allied
Europe
H. W. Beecher
G. Macdonald
Browning
Mary Baker Eddy
Seneca
Jules Jusserand
Metz
377Th
95Th Infantry Division
France
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