Canada in the Air: RCAF and the bombing campaign
Royal Canadian Air Force also grew quickly after the war broke
250,000 Canadians joined by the end of the war
Participated the bombings of North Africa, Italy, Northwestern europe and Southeast Asia
very controversial, the thinking was that they could stop the workers from building things.
Total war: bombing the civilians
Firebombing very controversial
10,000 Canadain bombers killed
Women played a role in the RCAF (Clerks,cooks,drivers as well as pilots on delivery flights)
When the new planes needed to be taken over to war the women would actually fly them over to the men
250,000 Canadians joined by the end of the war
Participated the bombings of North Africa, Italy, Northwestern europe and Southeast Asia
very controversial, the thinking was that they could stop the workers from building things.
Total war: bombing the civilians
Firebombing very controversial
10,000 Canadain bombers killed
Women played a role in the RCAF (Clerks,cooks,drivers as well as pilots on delivery flights)
When the new planes needed to be taken over to war the women would actually fly them over to the men
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Summary
The RCAF was another area of success for canada, not only did they now have their own air force that was doing quite well in numbers from the BCATP, but also women were in on the act flying planes over to the men and helping out any way they could. The reasoning behind all the bombing was that if they did bomb cities that they would hit the factories that were making the supplies to help support enemy troops.