Air-Force.ca's Fallen Comrades

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old



We trained very hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form into teams we would be reorganized. I was to learn in this life that we tend to meet any situation by reorganizing. And a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.

- Wrongly attributed to Petronius Arbiter, Roman hedonist, about 60 A.D.It is not found anywhere in his works. The earliest known occurrence seems to be in the British occupation force in Germany

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Today in Military History

January 9



1838:

A Patriot attack against Amhertsburg, Ont. is defeated by Canadian militiamen.


1916:

Complete evacuation of the Gallipoli peninsula announced


1945:

HMCS Ehkoli, a former Royal Canadian Navy patrol boat, is recommissioned in the RCN as a survey vessel


1950:

A North Star aircraft of No. 412 Squadron continues the first Royal Canadian Air Force round-the-world flight (02-31 Jan).




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