Canadian armour deploys near Caen, Normandy, 1944.  Canadian forces in general, not least their armour, played a major part in the fighting in the northern part of the Normandy theatre, which facilitated the major Allied breakout towards the south.  Best regards, JR.

Canucks at Caen.

37715 F/Lt. Howard P. BLATCHFORD 17 & 257 Squads, Shot down the first Canadian Victory, 17th October, 1939. .From Edmonton, Alberta
he was born 25 Feb.1912.0n 11 November he shot down a Fiat BR20
On 17 Nov. he shot down a Me109 into the sea and was awarded the
DFC. On the night of 11/12 May he shot down a HeIII. He took over
command of 257 in July 41 and in September was promoted to lead
the Canadian Wing at Digby. On 18 Feb,1942 he shot down a FW190
He was then rested.He returned to operations as Wing Leader of the
Coltishall Wing 05 Feb 43. On 18 March, he shot down two FW190’s
03 May, escorted bombers to attack the power station at Amsterdam
and he was shot down into the sea.On Runnymede Mem.Panel 118

Cowboy Blatchford

Sgt. (Pilot) Albert Stanley Prince
     - The First of the Ten Thousand Sgt. Prince was the first Canadian military casualty of the Second World War and the first of almost ten thousand Canadians to be killed while serving with Bomber Command.