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“Chubby” Power and the wartime RCAF

Charles Gavan Power, between 1936 and 1942. Charles Gavan Power portrait · Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Charles Gavan “Chubby” Power, a First World War veteran and longtime Quebec MP, was Minister of National Defence for Air from 1940 to 1944. He oversaw wartime RCAF expansion, supported distinct Canadian squadrons, helped establish the Air Cadets and advanced the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, which trained more than 130,000 Allied aircrew in Canada.

Scope & context

Power as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

Charles Gavan Power National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text