Photograph showing a scan of John Thompson’s certificate of training completion
Photograph showing a scan of John Thompson’s certificate of training completion.
Upon enlisting, members of the RCAF were committed to a tour of at least 30 operational flights, which could take from four months to a year to complete. Thompson was one of the most experienced pilots in his squadron, having flown 100 missions during the Second World War, sometimes up to three flights a day. Being a pilot in the RCAF was extremely stressful and often dangerous, requiring constant concentration and physical strength. Pilots were regularly exposed to extreme weather and high altitudes, commonly resulting in frostbite, oxygen deprivation and low air pressure. Many pilots capped off their evenings with a drink in the pub to cope with the stress.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 43
Photograph showing a scan of John Thompson’s certificate of training completion
Photograph showing a scan of John Thompson’s certificate of training completion.
Upon enlisting, members of the RCAF were committed to a tour of at least 30 operational flights, which could take from four months to a year to complete. Thompson was one of the most experienced pilots in his squadron, having flown 100 missions during the Second World War, sometimes up to three flights a day. Being a pilot in the RCAF was extremely stressful and often dangerous, requiring constant concentration and physical strength. Pilots were regularly exposed to extreme weather and high altitudes, commonly resulting in frostbite, oxygen deprivation and low air pressure. Many pilots capped off their evenings with a drink in the pub to cope with the stress.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 43