Children of a Faraway War

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Item Number:	29575
Price:	$32.99 $27.49 CAD each
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Description:	Arthur ‘Paddy’ Plowman served in the Royal Air Force Bomber Command, a wireless operator on Lancasters that flew mission after mission over Europe. He never returned to his wife Enid or their daughters Wendy and Robbie. He died when his plane crashed while returning from a bombing run over Germany. Over 70 years later, Guelph author Wendy Gruner and her sister Robbie set out on a journey to try and learn about the father they barely knew. The result of that journey is Children of a Faraway War, Gruner’s first book, which details the journey of loss and discovery, sadness and humour, and perhaps most of all, family

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The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum was founded in 1972 and is a non-profit organization whose mandate is to acquire, document, preserve and maintain a complete collection of aircraft that were flown by Canadians and the Canadian military from the beginning of World War II to the present. Our role is to preserve the artifacts, books, periodicals and manuals relating to this mandate. The Museum now houses almost 50 aircraft, an extensive aviation Gift Shop and Exhibit Gallery.