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AS YOU WERE . . . F.L.A.S.H. ARCHIVE: 2024
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January
BCATP Vignettes 91-95
February
BCATP Vignettes 96-100
March
BCATP Vignettes 101-105
April
BCATP Vignettes 106-110
May
BCATP Vignettes 111-115
June
BCATP Vignettes 116-120
July
BCATP Vignettes 121-25
August
BCATP Vignettes 126-130
September
BCATP Vignettes 131-135
October
BCATP Vignettes 136-140
November
BCATP Vignettes 141-145
December
BCATP Vignettes 146-150

AS YOU WERE . . . F.L.A.S.H. ARCHIVE: 2023
2023
2023
2023
January
B-17: 2 Stories
February
Harvard Wings Over Brandon
March
BCATP Vignettes 41-45
April
BCATP Vignettes 46-50
May
BCATP Vignettes 51-55
June
BCATP Vignettes 56-60
July
BCATP Vignettes 61-65
August
1. BCATP Vignettes 66-70
2. Lancaster Bomber
September
BCATP Vignettes 71-75
October
BCATP Vignettes 76-80
November
BCATP Vignettes 81-85
December
BCATP Vignettes 86-90

AS YOU WERE . . . ARCHIVE: 2022
2022
2022
2022
January
Spanish Flu
1918 Guidelines
February
WWII Japan
A Formidable Foe
March
Canada 150 Project
BCATP Vignettes 1-5
April
Canada 150 Project
BCATP Vignettes 6-10
May
Canada 150 Project
BCATP Vignettes 11-15
June
Canada 150 Project
BCATP Vignettes 16-20
July
Canada 150 Project
BCATP Vignettes 21-25
August
Canada 150 Project
BCATP Vignettes 26-30
September
Canada 150 Project
BCATP Vignettes 31-35
October
Canada 150 Project
BCATP Vignettes 36-40
November 
A Time To Remember
December
Wartime In Colour

AS YOU WERE . . . ARCHIVE: 2021
2021
2021
2021
2021
January
BCATP Station Magazines
25 Manitoba - 1941-44
February
Canada in WW I
1. Photo Gallery
March
Canada in WW I
2. Vimy Ridge Battle
April
Canada in WW I
3. Vimy Ridge Victory
May
Canada in WW I
4. Vimy Factoids I
June
Canada in WW I
5. Rare Photos
July: 100,000 Chinese
Forgotten Soldiers
of WWI ~ Pt. 1
August: 100,000 Chinese
Forgotten Soldiers
of WWI ~ Pt. 2
September: CANADA:
Salute to a Brave 
and Modest Nation
October
Bomber Evolution
November
Remember
December
Xmas Issue

AS YOU WERE . . . ARCHIVE: 2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
January
Halifax Bomber Missions
Crash Scene Today
February 
Bomber Boys Ep. 1
Fighting Lancaster
March
Fingal Mag 1944
Captains Clouds
April
VIRDEN EFTS DAYS I
Brandon SFTS
May
VIRDEN EFTS DAYS II
#2 Manning Depot
June
VIRDEN EFTS DAYS III
Rivers #1 CNS
July
VIRDEN EFTS DAYS IV
Paulson #7 BGS
August
SNOWBIRDS IN BRANDON
CATP MUSEUM VIDEO
September
CATP MUSEUM ORIGINS
THE PADRE by ROWLAND
October 
WWII TIMELINE
SCREEN CAPTURES
November
LEST WE FORGET 
ART - STORIES
December
SPECIAL XMAS
EDITION

AS YOU WERE . . . ARCHIVE: 2019
WARTIME JOURNALS OF A WWII CORRESPONDENT 
2019
2019
2019
2019
January: 
WWII Journals
Intro and Pages 1-3
February: 
WWII Journals
Pages 4-6
March: 
WWII Journals
Pages 7-9
April: 
WWII Journals
Intro and Pages 10-12
May
: WWII Journals
 Pages 13-15
June: 
WWII Journals
Pages 16-18
July: 
WWII Journals: 
Pages 19-21
August: 
WWII Journals
Pages 22-24
September: 
WWII Journals
Pages 25-27
October:
WWII Journals
Pages 28-30
November:
Remembrance
Plus 
Londry Tributes
December
Christmas

AS YOU WERE . . . ARCHIVE: 2018
2018
2018
2018
2018
Jan: WWII Vignettes
Nos. 11-30
Feb: WWII Vignettes
Nos. 31-50
Mar: WWII Vignettes
Nos. 51-70
Apr: WWII Vignettes
Nos. 71-90
May: 
WWII Vignettes
Nos. 91-110
June: 
WWII Vignettes
Nos. 111-130
July: 
Cox WWII Photos I
Cox WWII Photos Part II
August
Bolton B-17 Photos I
Bolton Heinkel Photos II
Septtember
WWII Vignettes
Nos. 131-150
October 
Air Gunner Joe Davis'
WWII Newspapers
November Remember
Northern Flying Tigers
Shot Down Over Holland
December
Wartime Christmas
Xmas in the Trenches


AS YOU WERE . . . ARCHIVE: 2017
2017
2017
2017
2017
Jan: Photos ~ Station Mag
RCN Hong Kong Diary
Feb: Flying Instructors' Lament
BCATP Pilot Training
Mar:  CANADA 150 Issue
CANADA 150: Contents
April: Photos
War and Conflict
May: Remembering
Col Alex Matheson
June: The Star Weekly
Wartime Cover Art
July: Canada Wartime Victory Bonds
WWII Propaganda Posters
Aug: Presentation
Freedom Is  Not Free
Sep: Women of War Years
Stories ~ Intro ~ Press
Oct: WWII Homefront
Save that Scrap! Salvage! Re-Cycle!
Nov: Lest We Forget
Memories ~ WWII Vignettes 1-10
Dec: Pearl Harbor
Attack in Colour
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AS YOU WERE . . . ARCHIVE: 2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
Jan:  Vets Home for Xmas
Japan Homefront
Feb: Photo Story
WWII Remembered
March:  Canadian Women
in WWII
April: RCAF Flyers Team
Wrote Olympic History
May: Memories from
Imperial War Museums
JUNE: Lancaster Cockpit and 
Crew Stations ~ Pearl Harbor Mastermind
JULY: BCATP Bases ~ Bomber Command
Photos Poems ~ War Bride
Aug: RCAF Polish Resistance
F/L Hillman ~ WWI Camp Hughes
Sep: 
Photos ~ Dragoons Video
Oct:
RCAF Women Honoured
Nov: Family Tribute I
Lest We Forget: Then and Now II
Dec:
Wartime Christmas
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AS YOU WERE . . . ARCHIVE: 2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
January: War Facts
Cartoons ~ Colour Photos ~ Links
February
Colourized War Photos
March: Air Show
Snowbirds Take Flight
April: WWII Station Mag
Brandon: April 1944
May: B-17 Flight Pt. I
Brandon to Winnipeg
June: B-17 Flight Pt. II
Brandon to Winnipeg
July: B-17 WWII Miracle
BCATP  Air Show
August: BCATP Cruise Night
B-17 and B-25 Tours
Sep: BCATP Air Show
Press Coverage and Photos
Oct: BCATP Air Show
PHOTOS I and PHOTOS II
Nov: REMEMBRANCE TRIBUTES
BCATP  Facebook Group
Dec: WAR YEARS
Eclectica
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AS YOU WERE . . . ARCHIVE: 2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
January:
BCATP On The Web
February
Images of War
March
Wartime and Misc. Eclectica
April: BCATP Station Mags
Aer-Log ~ 12 SFTS Brandon
May: BCATP Station Mags
Rare Events ~ FA-18 Crash
June: Memorials
Station Mags ~ D-Day
July: News
Military Tribute Sites
August: RCAF Memorial News
WWII: 75 Anniversary - Pt. I
Sept: RCAF Memorial News
WWII: 75 Anniversary - Pt. II
October: Wartime Journal
F/O Gordon Waddell
November: Tyrant Hitler
Lest We Forget
Dec: Cartoons ~ War Facts
Colourized War Photos ~ Xmas
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AS YOU WERE . . . ARCHIVE: 2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
January: Photo Journal
Hindenburg Disaster
February: PowerPoint
Old US Civil War Photos
February
Rare War Photos
March: PowerPoints
Videos, News, etc.
April 
Eclectica
April II
WWII Bombers in Colour
May 
Military Chivalry/Mosquitos
June
News and Events 
July
WWII Art Issue: Cardy
August
Wartime Eclectica Photos
Sept: 1944 Crash of
Halifax Bomber JP237
Oct: Military Memorial
Brandon Dedication
Oct: BCATP
Flying Committee Report
Nov: CONTACT Mag Excerpt
Webmaster Bill Hillman Interview
Dec: WWII Anecdotes
B17 Sentimental Journey
Dec: Volunteer Appreciation
Canteen Candids
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AS YOU WERE . . . ARCHIVE: 2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
January : RCAF
Mike Spack Mosquitoes
February : RCN HK
Best and Worst of Times
.March : Tiger Moth
Restoration
April : 26/XII Museum
Newsletter v.1 n.2
May: BCATP WWII
Memorial Project
May H.M.C.S. Prince Robert
Hong Kong Mission Photos
June: Lancaster XKB879 Monument
Lanc and Spit Memorial Flypast
June: Cornell and Harvard
Dafoe Bombing/Gunnery School
July: RAF Memorial Flight 
Queen's Diamond Jubilee
July: BCATP/RCAF
Memorial Brochure
August: BCATP Air Show
Photos I
Sept: RCAF WWII Memorial
Brochure Printouts
October
Russian Air Force Museum
November
WWII London in Colour
November
XII MB Dragoons Newsletter
December
Spruce Goose II
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AS YOU WERE . . . ARCHIVE: 2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
January 2011
Aviation New Year
January 2011
Male Call II
January 2011
CKLQ Feedback Interview
February: All 7 WWII Films
Capra's Why We Fight series
March: Eclectica
Pioneer Radar | Trinian Island
April: Bomber Boys Revisited
Intro | News | Media | Photos
HMCS Prince Robert/Hong Kong I
May: Jap Invasion | Battle
HMCS Prince Robert/ Hong Kong II
June: Liberation | Aftermath
July: Vintage Aircraft
Visit Our RCAF Tributes 
August: 
Hitler's Stealth Bomber
September
Dog Fights and Daylight Raids
October
Yellow Wings Day in Brandon
November
London Blitz
December: Nazi Xmas
Dambusters | Spruce Goose
Mike Spack
1922-2011
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2010
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January 2010
Fingal Observer II, ON
January 2010
USAF Museum | WWII Gallery
February 2010
Winnipeg WAG Mags
March 2010
Pendleton Pendletonic  Mag
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March 2010
Ron Holmes RAF
April 2010
Manning Depot 1941
April 2010
Suddick: Photos & Letter
May 2010
Airman's Post Mags 1942
May 2010
Prince Robert Photos
May 2010
Military News Supplement
June 2010
WWII Film Poster Mosaic
June 2010
Manning Depot WWII Mag
July 2010
Women At War Pt. 2
July 2010
Gander 1943 Station Mag
August 2010
HMCS Prince Robert News
August 2010
Gander Station Mag '44
September 2010
Rivers Base Today 07
 September 2010
Mossbank's Contact 1944
October 2010
Halifax Bomber Gallery
October 2010
St. John's FLAK 1944
November 2010
Wartime Eclectica
November 2010
Trenton RCAF 1942
November 11, 2010
Remembrance Day Issue
.December 2010
Male Call I
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December 2010
Hillman Nostalgia Xmas
December 2010
Paulson Post 1942
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January 2009
War Poetry Book
Al Pat: Soldier Poet
February 2009
JR Foster
BCATP Photo Memories
March 2009
Military Eclectica
March 2009a
XII Manitoba Dragoons
 PHOTOS: Liberation of Nieuwpoort
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April 2009
HMCS Prince Robert Issue
May 2009
Real Hollywood Heroes
.June 2009
Aer-Log WWII Station Mags
July 2009: Airman's Post
No. 2 Manning Depot Brandon
July 2009 - Pt. II
WW I Cartoon Folio
August 2009: Rivers
Message to Base zines
Aug 2009 - Colour Photos
WWII Nazi Germany I
Sept 2009 - Colour Photos
WWII Nazi Germany II
Sept 2009: Paulson
7 Bombing & Gunnery School
Oct 2009
Prairie Flyer - Moose Jaw
Oct 2009
WWII Fiction
Nov 2009
Remembrance Day Issue
Nov 2009
Take-Off, Moncton
Nov 2009
POW RCAF Diary
Dec 2009
Pearl Harbor Remembered
Dec 2009
XII MB Dragoons Tour
Dec 2009
Fingal Observer I, ON
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March  2002: N/A
University Assignment 
in Canada's Far North
April 2002
W.T. Graham: Crash of
Crash of Shark 517
May 2002
W.T. Graham: HMCS Prince Robert
Visits Alliford Bay, BC
June 2002 
Prince Robert Edition
July  2002
August 2002
September 2002
October 2002
Prince Robert Edition
November 2002
Remembrance Edition
Winter 02/03
Prince Robert Diary
 
2003
Spring 2003
Prince Robert Photos
Summer 2003
Fall 2003:
Prince Robert  Memories
2004
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Winter 2004
Airport Flight Sim Tour
Spring 2004
Tiger Moth's Last Flight
July  2004
BCATP Heritage Hangar
August 2004
S.O.E. Missions Log '44
September 2004
Reach For the Sky Project
October 2004
Reach For the Sky Project II
November 2004
F/O J. Gordon Hillman
December 2004
Don Roy: Life of a Piper
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January 2005
Grant Military Heritage
February 2005
Dragoon Staghound Restored
March 2005
Staghound Magazine
April 2005
Henk Bredewolt Collection
May 2005
The BCATP Story
June 2005
Poirier Prince Robert Photos
July 2005
Brandon Air Show
August 2005
Snowbirds I
Snowbirds II
September 2005
Lancaster Crash
October 2005
CJATC Rivers
Prince Philip 1954 Visit
November 2005
No Man's Land Stereoviews
Air War Stereos 1914-1918
December 2005
HMCS Prince Robert
Medical Log 1940-41
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January 2006
Snell WWII Notes 1
RAF Fighting Cocks Sqdn
February 2006
Snell WWII Notes 2
RAF Fighting Cocks Sqdn
March 2006
Prince Robert-Lucania Story II
April 2006
CJATC Rivers Photos 2
May 2006
Earl Rheaume Pt. 1  RCAF
June 2006
Victoria Island RCAF Station
July 2006
RCAF Bio:
F/L Lawrence John Adams
August 2006
Re-Opening & Dedication
CATP Museum Canteen
September 2006
Prince Class Photos
Robert ~  Henry ~ David
October 2006
Capture of the Weser
Newspaper Clippings I
November 2006
Capture of the Weser
Newspaper Clippings II
Remembrance Day
Archive
December 2006
German Tank Retrieved 
from Lake Bottom - Pics
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January 2007
Air Museum Guest Book
Excerpts: 1999-2006
February 2007
BCATP Photo Archive
March 2007
CJATC Ribers VII
April 2007
Air Museum News Archive
May 2007
Dr. Brockway Journals
Dec. 1941 - Pearl Harbor
June 2007
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Wartime Columns I
July 2007
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Wartime Columns II
August 2007
Ross Neale Commendation
XII Manitoba Dragoons Museum
September 2007
Plucky Pioneers of 
Army Aviation in Hawaii
October 2007
Bizarre Air Adventure
in Hawaii
November 2007
Lloyd Snell Notebook
RAF Fighting Cocks 43 Sqdn
December 2007
Edgar Rice Burroughs War Journal
Pearl Harbor: Eye Witness Account
 
2008
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January 2008
CAPTAINS OF THE CLOUDS
1942 BCATP FILM
February 2008
CJATC Rivers III
Eclectica
March 2008
Correspondence and
Eclectica Issue
Summer 2008
Canadian Joint Air Training Centre
RIVERS BASE ~ INTRO
Fall 2008
Canadian Joint Air Training Centre
RIVERS BASE ~ Part 6
October 2008
CJATC Rivers IV
Photo Gallery
November 2008
CJATC Rivers V
Photo Gallery
December 2008
Canada's 100 Fallen
in Afghanistan
Xmas 2008 
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