This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Prairie Wings RAF No 34 Flying School’s lasting memory in Medicine Hat
The piece recalls RAF No 34 Service Flying Training School Medicine Hat from 1941 to 1944 and its wide international pupil mix. It notes 2 593 entrants with 1 591 completing training, many sacrifices at crash sites, local weddings, concerts, and the Field of Honour graves at Hillside Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Carter
Prairie Wings
RAF 34
Medicine Hat
Ken
Calgary
Alberta
Hill Cemetery
Carter
Hillside Cemetery
Ronald
Field of Honour
Wales
RAF No. 34
RAF
RCAF
Adele Armstrong
Havard
Armstrong
Tillie Ganden
Ganden
Frank Hemingway Godley
Lincoln
England
Elizabeth Mary Watkin
St. Barnabas Church
Derek Werner
A.N. Werner
Evelyn Campbell