The Lucky Pigeon: The True Adventures of a Young Canadian Airman During World War 2
On April 29, 1940, the governments of Canada, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand got together in Ottawa to sign an agreement implementing the "British Commonwealth Air Training Plan". Shortly after the signing of the agreement, several other members of the Empire came on board, including South Africa, Southern Rhodesia and India. Then, by agreement with the USA, five stations were opened in that country. During the life of the Plan, the stations used in the training totaled 333, and the number of airmen trained exceeded 300,000. (From "The Making of an Airman")
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Book details
- Author
- John Neal
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Biography & Autobiography › Military
History › Wars & Conflicts › World War II
Biography & Autobiography › Aviation & Nautical - Topics
- World War II · military biography · aviation history · British Commonwealth Air Training Plan · wartime memoir
- ISBN-13
- 9781681621807 (Paperback)9781681621524 (Hardcover)
About the author
JOHN A. NEAL served with the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 419 Squadron during World War II and is the author of The Lucky Pigeon: The True Adventures of a Young Canadian Airman During World War 2, a firsthand account of his wartime evasion and the people who assisted him on the Chauny Line.
No awards, prizes, or formal recognition are recorded for Neal in available sources.