Second World War airfields in Alberta ‘bring back memories’ for 100-year-old veteran
The Claresholm training base turned out pilots and another airfield 60 kilometres away, near Vulcan, trained pilots and flying instructors.
“I like to see these. There’s something about it. There’s a few places with some of the old buildings left. It brings back a lot of memories,” said Jackson, who flew 32 combat missions. All members of his crew received Distinguished Flying Crosses from the United States armed forces.“It was a great time in my life. I enjoyed it. Maybe at the time I didn’t.
“The history here is great and what the people need to know in Canada is this base is just like the bases across Canada. No major bombing raid in World War 2 could have been a major bombing raid without this kind of facility,” Kjarsgaard said.
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