![]() By the time the Allies land in Normandy in June, Dumais and LaBrosse will have rescued 135 Allied fugitives from right under the Gestapo's nose, all without losing a single life. This mission and many like it are a massive success. Under cover of night, they bring 18 airmen through an active minefield, patrolled by German troops. The pair are given fake French identities and they use a network of safehouses to bring the men to the Brittany coast and back to England. In January 1944, Lucien Dumais and Raymond LaBrosse attempt a daring rescue of Allied airmen who have been downed in Nazi-occupied France. Lucien Dumais and Raymond LaBrosse go behind enemy lines (1944) The crew of the Chilliwack successfully hunt German U-Boats, helping the Allies win the Battle of the Atlantic. One of the boats built at the Burrard Dry Dock is the corvette HMCS Chilliwack. She takes a job catching hot rivets for the riveter working next to her in the Burrard Dry Dock. One of them is Louise Christoffersen of Vancouver. With a shortage of men to do the work, shipyards call on women to pitch in. Canada patrols the seas (1942-44)īritain needs boats and Canada is called upon to help build up the naval fleet. ![]() RCAF pilot Ernie McNab flies a Hurricane in the battle, using its advanced design to its full lethal force in battling the German air force, known as the Luftwaffe. The planes arrive in time to fly in the Battle of Britain. ![]() She reorganizes the CCF plant in order to deliver the planes months in advance. ![]()
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