Aviation in the 30's and the boys of the RCAF
Malcolm Kelly will speak about the adventure and danger of aviation in the 1930s, how it created a generation of young flying fans who then joined the air force and went through their tutoring with the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
This was most certainly not a generation that was naive about what war would bring. It was the air force itself that surprised them.
Malcolm was a professional journalist for 37 years. A bestselling author, he has written four non-fiction books. Malcolm was born in Bradford-on-Avon, England, and raised in Warminster, Wilts, before the family moved to Canada in 1966.
He is the son of two Second World War veterans (his father was one of the famous 47 British escapees at Calais in 1940, and his mother was a Blitz survivor who joined the army’s ATS).
He has been deeply involved in the study of the human face of conflict and how those caught up in it handled the stress, day-to-day life, and constant fear of death and injury, since first reading Cornelius Ryan’s The Longest Day at nine years old.
MEMORIES OF WAR: Also in this special meeting, one of our lifetime members, John Neu, will share some of his wartime memories with us. We look forward to celebrating John's 100th birthday next year!
LUNCH BUNCH:After the meeting, all members are invited to have lunch (at their own cost) at Barnacle Bills, 47 Grand Ave South. A great way to get to know your fellow members.
