The Canadians on Radar
The Canadian Radar History Project is a non-profit organisation
dedicated to gather information, analyse, publish and disseminate data about
the WW II experiences of the seven thousand wartime RCAF radar technical
officers and radar technician airmen.
Chairman
Robert F. Linden, 2152 Calder Ave., Ottawa, ON, K2C 0X9
This dedicated group of Canadians have produced four books on this
subject, and have given permission for them to be shared with all via this
site.
These books are in PDF format; for ease of download, the larger files
have been split into sections.
Radar Officers of the Royal Canadian Air Force
1940 -1946
by J. R. Robinson and F. B. Grahame
Canadians on Radar Royal Canadian Air Force
1940 -1945
Honours and Awards
by Robert F. Linden
Canadians on Radar in South East Asia
1941 - 1945
by Angus Hamilton
Canadians on Radar
Royal Canadian Air Force
1940 - 1945
by George K. Grande, Sheila M. Linden, & Horace R. Macaulay
In addition, Larry Mullins
has kindly provided a brief account of his service on Radar, including his time
at Ponsa, an island off the coast of Italy
Larry Mullins' Story
The "Graduating Class", Radio Technicians Course, 1942
Bob Reid's father was LAC Hector Eugene Reid, RCAF, who served with the Radar Section 228 Squadron, Pembroke Dock, from 1942 to 1945.
He has kindly provided this photo graph which shows the graduates of the RCAF Radio Technicians Course, 1942.
(To view a higher resolution copy of this image, click here)
The Canadians on Radar WWII 1940-1945 DVD
This DVD runs for 75 minutes.
It
covers our recruitment and basic radar use and our deployment in every war theatre,
namely the Mediterranean, the Far East and North West Europe.
The DVD is supplied at cost and mailing for $15.00.
Orders can be made by forwarding a cheque to
J.J. Olson, 259 Lennox Park Ave., Ottawa, ON K1G 0K3.
(Group Treasurer: Canadian Radar History Project)
In addition to all the work
this group has done in recording the history of Canadian Radar Technicians,
the
Canadian Radar History Group were also involved in the set up of a display at
the Canadian War Museum.
Unfortunately the display is no longer shown on the War Museum Web Site.
Last updated: June 9, 2010