Canada’s air training and wartime contribution
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During the Second World War, Canada was a major centre of Allied aircrew training through the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The guide presents this alongside the Battle of Britain, the Atlantic convoys and the liberation of Europe.
Scope & context
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More context
The air-training program should be distinguished from a single overseas battle. The guide credits Canada with training more than 130,000 Allied aircrew. Canadian air, naval, army and merchant-service contributions had different roles.
Related milestones include Dieppe in 1942, the Italian campaign, Juno Beach on D-Day in 1944 and liberation operations in the Netherlands in 1944–1945. War losses should be read using each source’s scope: figures may include or exclude Newfoundland, civilians or deaths outside combat.
Sources behind this record
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Canada’s History; sections and tables identified in the research record