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When Canada entered World War II, in 1939, the Royal Canadian Air Force had a glorious history from World War I, but hardly any technical advancement from that era. The RCAF had a meager strength of 4,000 men, and only 270 aircraft, nearly all of them obsolete.
By the end of the war, there were 250,000 men and women in service, and the world's 4th largest air force with 47 squadrons overseas and 28 squadrons in North America.
This is a pictorial and textual history: there are hundreds of period photographs, and maps that illustrate action on all of the fronts. In addition, there are pictures of what the battlefields look like today, after 75 years of healing, and profiles of the aces and leaders.
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